Question

A population of rabbits has individuals with fur coloring that ranges from white to brown. The population lives in a temperate

Answer 1

Answer:

I think the population of white fur will decrease because of the warmer weather the rabbits will have more brown fur because they use white fur to blend in in the winter

Answer 2

The correct answer is B. The percentage of the population with white fur will decrease

Explanation:

In the case presented, the fur of rabbits is related to an adaptation to survive during different seasons. In this way, the white fur is needed during winters as this helps rabbits to camouflage in an environment of snow providing them with a survival and reproduction advantage. On the other hand, the brown fur is better during summer as they need to camouflage between the brown trees, grass, and plants.

According to this, if temperature increases and therefore snow decreases the rabbits with brown fur will prevail as this will make them more likely to survive and reproduce, for example, a rabbit with white fur would be easily found by predators if there is no snow. Thus, in this case, "the percentage of the population with white fur will decrease".