Smaller birds tend to lay smaller eggs with a smaller yolk supply than larger birds. This would be recognized as an example of

a. down regulation.
b. a preadaptation.
c. genetic fitness.
d. a cost-benefit trade off.
e. intrinsic control.


d

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