Consider the following scenario: Some fish in a murky underground lake have lighter scales than the others. This makes it slightly harder for the lighter fish to escape detection by predators, but most light-colored fish live long enough to reproduce. A natural event separates the dark-scaled fish from their light-scaled cousins, and as a result, a new species of dark-scaled fish emerges. Which statement accurately describes the scenario? (1 po

Answer 1

The scenario describes natural selection and speciation, where a population of fish with light scales undergoes divergent evolution due to a natural event, resulting in the emergence of a new species of dark-scaled fish. This process illustrates how variations within a population can lead to the formation of new species over time due to selective pressures and environmental changes.