<u>Answer</u>: c natural selection - smaller guppies became less visible to predators d selective breeding - predators select prey based on preferred traits.
In nature, predators prefer larger individuals. They will provide sufficient nourishment, not only to compensate for the used energy during the hunt, but also to sustain the individual for a period of time. Smaller individuals are hunted only if they are infants and thus vulnerable and easily caught.
Thorugh the introduction of the predator, being small became evolutionary advantageous. Thus, large guppy where preyed upon and did not succeed in reproducing. However, small guppy survived and reproduced successfully, thus passing on their genes. The next generation will be composed by the offspring of the smaller fish.
Answer:
Yes
Explanation:
It talks about the natural selection of small, inherited variations that increase the individuals ability to compete survive and reproduce
I think it should be D. A loss in biodiversity due to catastrophic event.
Answer:
Speciation results in biodiversity.
Explanation:
This phylogenic tree shows the changes in bacterial species from the ancestral species to the most current split in the modern classification system. This tree supports the theory that <u>speciation results in biodiversity</u>. As we know speciation is the terminal source of the latest species, in a similar way, that modification is the terminal source of genetic divergence within species (and extirpation is comparable to lack of alleles). Inequities in the movements of speciation are therefore expected to provide large scale biodiversity exemplars.
