Which Would Not Be Considered an Example of a Trade-Off

question 136

Multiple Choice

Which would not be considered an example of a trade-off?

• A) Brightly colored male guppies are more successful at acquiring mates than other males but are more likely to be killed by predators.
• B) Humans who carry the e4 allele for the Apo-E gene are at greater risk than individuals without this allele for acquiring Alzheimer's disease and coronary heart disease.
• C) Rats that are resistant to the poison warfarin have an increased need for vitamin K.
• D) Flies that reproduce early in their lives do not live as long as those that reproduce late.
• E) Plants of the genus Mimulus that are more resistant to herbivores produce fewer seeds.

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