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AP Biology : 5.5 Environmental Effects on Phenotype – Exam Style questions with Answer- FRQ

Question.

Populations of a plant species have been found growing in the mountains at altitudes above 2,500 meters. Populations of a plant that appears similar, with slight differences, have been found in the same mountains at altitudes below 2,300 meters.
(a) Describe TWO kinds of data that could be collected to provide a direct answer to the question, do the populations growing above 2,500 meters and the populations growing below 2,300 meters represent a single species?
(b) Explain how the data you suggested in part (a) would provide a direct answer to the question.

▶️Answer/Explanation

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