(Choice A) Black-bodied grasshoppers will become more common.
This is because the black-bodied grasshoppers will have better camouflage in the burned, blackened patches of the habitat, making them less likely to be seen by predators. Over time, the black-bodied grasshoppers will have a higher chance of survival and reproduction, leading to an increase in their population compared to the green-bodied grasshoppers.
A population of grasshoppers lives in a forest habitat. Grasshoppers in the population can have either green bodies or black bodies.
A drawing of a green grasshopper.
A drawing of a green grasshopper.
a green-bodied grasshopper
A drawing of a black grasshopper.
A drawing of a black grasshopper.
a black-bodied grasshopper
One summer, a wildfire leads to burned, blackened patches in the grasshoppers’ habitat.
How is the grasshopper population likely to change as a result of the wildfire?
Choose 1 answer:
Choose 1 answer:
(Choice A) Black-bodied grasshoppers will become more common.
A
Black-bodied grasshoppers will become more common.
(Choice B) Green-bodied grasshoppers will become more common.
B
Green-bodied grasshoppers will become more common.
1 answer