Individual flowers of a certain species vary in the time when they bloom. Flowers that bloom too early or too late might not be in bloom when the
insects they depend on for reproduction are most active. The table provided shows how over many years the peak active time of these insects changed.
Year
Peak Active Time for Insects
1996
August 15 to August 29
2000
August 10 to August 23
2004
August 3 to August 17
2008
July 28 to August 12
2012
July 22 to August 6
2016
July 15 to July 31
Which of the following best predicts how these flowers might react to this environment?
All flowers will bloom on the same day.
Some flowers will evolve to eat insects.
None of the flowers will survive after 2004
Most flowers will begin to bloom earlier.
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