Why Was It Informative for Researchers to Study the Proximate

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Multiple Choice

Why was it informative for researchers to study the proximate causation of Daphnia switching reproductive tactics in the laboratory?

• A)Daphnia in the wild were genetically identical and the laboratory was the only place where Daphnia would reproduce sexually.
• B)Daphnia could not obtain enough energy in the wild to reproduce sexually.
• C)Multiple proximate factors were leading the reproductive switching tactics and it is simpler to tease these factors apart in the lab where a researcher can run controlled experiments.
• D)Daphnia were never under high crowding conditions in the wild.

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