The Table Shows the Survival and Seed Production of Hybrid

question 3

Multiple Choice

The table shows the survival and seed production of hybrid and wild sunflowers at three different sites. What do these data demonstrate?

• A) Hybrid plants experience reduced fecundity, but similar viability to wild plants.
• B) Hybrid plants and wild plants experience no difference in fitness.
• C) The fitness of hybrid plants is consistently higher than wild plants across all three sites.
• D) Survival and seed production do not affect the fitness of these plants.

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