A scientist is analyzing one bird population there is a large amount of variation and size in the population. There are also predators that eat these birds after collecting evidence on three types of birds, small, medium and large the scientist discovers that the large birds are less likely to be killed they only major genetic difference is the size of the birds the colors and the behaviors of the large birds are the same as those are the small and medium birds Use reasoning skills, which is the most credible explanation for what is contributing to this higher rate of survival is it the large birds may be the smallest group in the population the large birds may be the hardest for predators to see the large birds may the largest group in the population, or the large birds may be the hardest for predators to attack

Answer 1

The most credible explanation for the higher rate of survival among the large birds would be that the large birds may be the hardest for predators to attack. Given that the genetic difference is only in the size of the birds and that their colors and behaviors are the same as the small and medium birds, it implies that the size difference is what's influencing their survival rate. Being larger in size could provide these birds with physical attributes or adaptations that make them more difficult for predators to catch or attack.