These graphs show how world-record performance in (A) track and (B) field events vary with age. What phenomenon do these data demonstrate?

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The graphs demonstrate how world-record performance in both track and field events decreases with age, which is a characteristic of senescence, the gradual deterioration of biological functions over time. The other options, such as rate of living, age-specific mortality, and natural selection, do not completely explain this phenomenon.

These Graphs Show How World-Record Performance in (A) Track and (B)