OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
DIVERSITY AMONG LIFE FORMS
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Question
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A species of rodent lives in a moist forest climate. Over time, the climate becomes drier and more desert-like. Which of these adaptations would most likely improve the chances that the rodent species could survive as its environment changes?
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having dark hair and small ears
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living above ground in damp areas
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being able to eat plants that survive in the changed environment
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being able to eat only one type of berry
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Natural selection is a mechanism of evolution. Organisms that are more adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and pass on the genes that aided their success. This process causes species to change and diverge over time.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which of the following is required for a trait to become more common over time in a population? The trait must allow members of the population to eat only some kinds of food.
Detailed explanation-3: -What part of natural selection did Ronald observe? the birds’ beaks. He observed that finches that ate insects had longer, narrower beaks than finches that crushed and ate seeds.
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