Question

a species of fox lives in the arctic where the ground is covered in white snow most of the year. these arctic foxes hunt rodents and other small mammals, while their predators include eagles, wolves, and polar bears. a mutation in its DNA causes a fox to have white fur rather than brown. given this information, would you classify this mutation as a harmful, beneficial, or neutral mutation? would this make the fox more or less likely to survive? explain your answer. write it as a 6th grader in a short sentence

Answer 1

It's a beneficial mutation because white fur camouflages the fox in the snow so it can catch prey and hide from predators, making it more likely to survive.