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A certain plant species produces a secondary metabolite that is bad-tasting and toxic to herbivores. A researcher collects data on individual plants in the population. He finds that most plants produce medium levels of metabolite, but some produce much higher or lower levels. The researcher also finds plants that produce higher levels of toxin are shorter with smaller leaves, while plants that produce lower levels of toxin are taller with larger leaves, but with more Heles in the leaves from insect damage. Overall, the plants with medium levels produce the most seeds, while the plants with the highest and lowest levels each produce only about 80% as many seeds. Plants with moderately low or moderately high levels produce 90% as many seeds as plants with medium levels.Use the Examples tab to predict the population's distribution in 100 generations and complete the paragraph. Assume the starting population distribution matches that in the upper graph.After 100 generations of



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