Answer the following questions based on your learning. Be brief and concise.
1. Why does a characteristic of an animal help them to live longer that tend to become more common in the population as a result of evolution by natural selection?
2. Wolves have genes that give them a very powerful sense of smell much more powerful than humans, this is an
adaptation by natural selection. The wolves that reproduced more offspring with a better sense of smell thereby
increasing the frequency of those genes in the population that survived longer. Give an example of adaptations
in other organisms that may have resulted from variations that were favored by natural selection?
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1.Since it will help the individual live longer, there is a greater chance that it will reproduce than those with lesser favorable traits.
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An example of adaptations in other organisms that may have resulted from variations that were favored by natural selection. - The light-colored mice are an adaption favored by natural selection as they were able to live longer.
Adaptations are physical or behavioral traits that make an organism better suited to its environment. The inheritable variation comes from random mutations.
the example of such variations caused by natural selection are:
The Deer mouse adapted to the environment by developing a lighter color.
The light-colored mice were able to live longer.
Thus, The light-colored mice are an adaption favored by natural selection as they were able to live longer.