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Which of the following is an example of natural selection?(1 point)
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Pesticides are sprayed in a field, resulting in an increase in crop growth and a decrease in insect population.
Pesticides are sprayed in a field, resulting in an increase in crop growth and a decrease in insect population.
Cricket frogs prefer to sleep during the day, while red-eyed tree frogs prefer to sleep during the night.
Cricket frogs prefer to sleep during the day, while red-eyed tree frogs prefer to sleep during the night.
To produce a more desirable fruit, a farmer crosses a tree that produces sweet oranges with a tree that produces large oranges.
To produce a more desirable fruit, a farmer crosses a tree that produces sweet oranges with a tree that produces large oranges.
Rabbits with a mutation for longer, thicker fur survive an unusually cold winter, while many normal rabbits do not survive.
Which of the following is an example of natural selection?(1 point)
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Pesticides are sprayed in a field, resulting in an increase in crop growth and a decrease in insect population.
Pesticides are sprayed in a field, resulting in an increase in crop growth and a decrease in insect population.
Cricket frogs prefer to sleep during the day, while red-eyed tree frogs prefer to sleep during the night.
Cricket frogs prefer to sleep during the day, while red-eyed tree frogs prefer to sleep during the night.
To produce a more desirable fruit, a farmer crosses a tree that produces sweet oranges with a tree that produces large oranges.
To produce a more desirable fruit, a farmer crosses a tree that produces sweet oranges with a tree that produces large oranges.
Rabbits with a mutation for longer, thicker fur survive an unusually cold winter, while many normal rabbits do not survive.
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The example of natural selection from the given options is:
**Rabbits with a mutation for longer, thicker fur survive an unusually cold winter, while many normal rabbits do not survive.**
This choice illustrates natural selection because it involves a genetic trait (longer, thicker fur) that provides a survival advantage in a specific environment (cold winter), leading to the increased likelihood of those rabbits surviving and passing on their traits to the next generation.
**Rabbits with a mutation for longer, thicker fur survive an unusually cold winter, while many normal rabbits do not survive.**
This choice illustrates natural selection because it involves a genetic trait (longer, thicker fur) that provides a survival advantage in a specific environment (cold winter), leading to the increased likelihood of those rabbits surviving and passing on their traits to the next generation.