Milk snakes are a species of nonpoisonous snakes that inhabit a wide geographical range throughout North America. They can be gr
ay, tan, red, orange, or black with or without bands of yellow, black, or white. Biologists have proposed that brightly colored milk snakes are adapted to regions where similarly colored poisonous snakes live because the color wards off potential predators. This is a(n) _______ explanation.
In biology, a proximate explanation refers to an event that is directly responsible for producing a specific result. A proximate explanation allows to explain a particular biological phenomenon immediately associated with physiological factors. In sociology, a proximate explanation enables understanding of human behavior by their more immediate factors. On the other hand, an ultimate explanation is believed to be the real cause of the observed results.
Plant A would go through photosynthesis quicker than Plant B because it is essential for plants to receive a good amount of sunlight to create food (go through photosynthesis).
