A population of land snails colonized a field of light-colored grass. At first, the population contained two types of snails, one with brown bands on their shells and another with yellow bands on their shells. After 10 years, most of the snails have shells with yellow bands.
Which process most likely led to an increase in the number of snails with yellow bands?
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The brown-banded snails were too slow to escape from predators.
The brown-banded snails were too slow to escape from predators.
The brown-banded snails were infected more often by parasites.
The brown-banded snails were infected more often by parasites.
The yellow-banded snails were less visible to predators.
The yellow-banded snails were less visible to predators.
The yellow-banded snails were better at acquiring food.
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The yellow-banded snails were better at acquiring food.
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