EVOLUTION
EVIDENCE FOR EVOLUTION
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Question
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A mouse population lives in an area with tan-colored soil. The number of mice with tan coats and the number of mice with dark gray coats were about equal at one time. Five years later, the number of mice with tan coats was significantly greater than the number of mice with dark gray coats. Which of the following events most likely caused the changes in the coat color distribution in the population?
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the immigration of a new rodent species
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an increase in the birth rate for the mouse population
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an increase in the amount of leaf litter decomposed in the soil
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the introduction of a predatory bird that finds its prey by sight
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following statements provides the best scientific evidence that chimpanzees and rhesus monkeys come from a common ancestor? They have similar genetic sequences.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which of the following statements best explains the claim that different finch species originated from a single ancestral species? The finch populations exhibited different desirable traits as a result of adapting to different environmental pressures.
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