Step 1: Click the orange "Reset" button. So start from the same point - brown background and 1 white rabbit.

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Step 2: Click on the brown fur button in the "Dominant" column. Then click "add mate".

Step 3: Once the line makes it past the 2 mark on the graph check the box for Wolves.

Step 4: Click the pause button once the line gets past the 5 mark on the graph. You can use the fast forward button.

What happened?

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Overall, the population of rabbits
after 5 generations.

After 5 generations, most of the rabbits in the population are
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Feel free to rerun any of the above scenarios again to see if you always get the same results. You may also experiment with your own scenarios, but keep in mind that the questions in this activity are specifically about the 3 scenarios above.

Using your knowledge of Natural Selection and the observations from the scenarios above, complete the activities below.

Use the answer choices to make true statements about Scenario 3. Not all answer choices will be used.

Answer 1

Based on the steps you've provided and the context around the rabbit population scenario, it seems like you're participating in a simulation related to natural selection. Here’s a breakdown of what likely happened based on the steps you've outlined.

Summary of Scenario 3

1. Resetting the Environment: You started with a brown background and one white rabbit.
2. Dominant Traits: By clicking on the brown fur button, you favored the brown fur trait, which is a dominant trait in this scenario.
3. Adding a Mate: This indicates breeding should begin, creating more rabbits with a likelihood of inheriting the dominant brown fur gene.
4. Introducing Wolves: By checking the box for wolves once the rabbit population exceeds 2, you introduced a predator into the environment.
5. Stopping the Simulation: You paused the simulation after the rabbit population exceeded 5.

What Likely Happened

• As you emphasized the brown fur trait, it's expected that the majority of the offspring would possess brown fur due to its dominance.
• Once wolves were introduced, they likely began to decrease the rabbit population as they preyed on them.

Conclusion After 5 Generations

• After 5 generations, it's likely that most of the rabbits in the population are brown due to natural selection favoring this dominant trait. However, the population might show a decrease due to predation by wolves.

Answer Choices for Scenario 3

You can draw upon the following observations based on natural selection and your results:

1. The brown fur trait became more prevalent due to being dominant and favored by the environment (no white rabbits would typically survive, leading to natural selection).
2. Introducing wolves had a negative impact on the rabbit population size, demonstrating the effects of predation.
3. Over time, the rabbit population may stabilize at a lower level, depending on the balance between reproduction rates and predation.

If there are specific answer choices you'd like to provide, I can help formulate true statements using those options!