Question ID:PT44 S2 Q17 Passage:The tiny hummingbird weighs little, but its egg is 15 percent of the adult hummingbird's weight. The volume and weight of an adult goose are much greater than those of a hummingbird, but a goose's egg is only about 4 percent of its own weight. An adult ostrich, much larger and heavier than a goose, lays an egg that is only 1.6 percent of its own weight. Stem:Which one of the following propositions is best illustrated by the statements above? Correct Answer Choice:CChoice A:The eggs of different bird species vary widely in their ratio of volume to weight. Choice B:The smaller and lighter the average adult members of a bird species are, the larger and heavier the eggs of that species are. Choice C:The ratio of egg weight of a species to body weight of an adult member of that species is smaller for larger birds than for smaller ones. Choice D:The size of birds' eggs varies greatly from species to species but has little effect on the volume and weight of the adult bird. Choice E:Bird species vary more in egg size than they do in average body size and weight.