The percentage of different colored water boatmen eaten by fish were graphed relative to the frequency of that color in the population.  Based on the graph, a population of water boatmen would _____





A.  increase in rare genotypes.

B.  have no variation in genotype frequencies.

C.  lose rare genotypes.

D.  increase in size.

E.  decrease in genetic variability.


A.  increase in rare genotypes.

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