You notice that no two cats at the pet store are exactly alike. Some have spotted fur. Some have striped fur. Some have fur of one solid color.

What term is used to describe your observation?
• natural selection
• selective pressure
• fitness
• variation

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variation
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Which explanation is accurate about the survival and reproduction of a population?

a
If there are a limited variety of traits in a population, most traits will be a good fit with the environment.
b
If there are a limited variety of traits in a population, it is more likely that some individuals will be able to survive and reproduce.
c
If there are a wide variety of traits in a population, most traits will be a good fit with the environment.
d
If there are a wide variety of traits in a population, it is more likely that some individuals will be able to survive and reproduce.
d. If there are a wide variety of traits in a population, it is more likely that some individuals will be able to survive and reproduce.
Which term means making sense of information?

a
evidence
b
reasoning
c
investigation
d
explanation
b. Reasoning
Variation

Variations can lead to either an increase or decrease in fitness

Phenotype

The light-colored moths are the most common due to antipollution regulations

A mouse that needs less water

Ability to survive with less food

If there are a wide variety of traits in a population, it is more Likely that some individuals will be able to survive and reproduce

Reasoning

The curve becomes narrower and taller

Raising chickens and having larger ones reproduce in order to produce more meat
1. Variation can lead to either an increase or decrease in fitness.
2. Phenotype: The light-colored moths are the most common due to antipollution regulations.
3. A mouse that needs less water: An adaptive trait that can increase the survival chances of that mouse.
4. Ability to survive with less food: An adaptive trait that can increase survival chances.
5. If there are a wide variety of traits in a population, it is more likely that some individuals will be able to survive and reproduce.
6. Reasoning is the term that means making sense of information.
7. The curve becomes narrower and taller: Refers to a situation where the distribution of a trait becomes more uniform in a population, rather than being spread out over a wide range.
8. Raising chickens and having larger ones reproduce in order to produce more meat: A common agricultural practice aimed at improving desired traits in a population.