Suppose that a particular species of flowering plant that lives only one year can produce red, pink, or white blossoms, depending on its genotype: AA, Aa, and aa produce, respectively, red, pink, and white blossoms.Biologists studying a population of this species count 300 red-flowering, 600 pink-flowering, and 800 white-flowering plants.In a census in the same area the following year, biologists find a population with 600 red-flowering, 900 pink-flowering, and 1,000 white-flowering plants.Which color has the highest fitness?
A) Red has the highest fitness.
B) White has the highest fitness.
C) Pink has the highest fitness.
D) Pink and white have higher fitnesses than red.
E) All colors have equal fitness.

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Fitness is often measured by an organism's ability to survive and reproduce. In this scenario, red-flowering plants doubled from 300 to 600, showing the highest relative increase in population size compared to pink and white flowering plants, indicating the highest fitness.

Suppose That a Particular Species of Flowering Plant That Lives