Question

A population of rabbits has individuals with fur coloring that ranges from white to brown. The population lives in a temperate deciduous forest where the summers are mild and average about 50°F. The winters are often below freezing.
If warmer temperatures last longer into the fall and the average temperature in the winter is getting warmer, what do you expect to happen to the population?
The percentage of the population with brown fur will decrease.
The percentage of the population with white fur will decrease.
The population will increase in size, but the color percentages will remain unchanged.
The population will decrease in size, but the color percentages will remain unchanged.

Answer 1

Answer:

The best option for this problem would be the second option: "The percentage of the population with white fur will decrease"

Explanation:

Think about animals up in the north. Most of them are white because it helps them blend in the snow. And so an increase in average temperatures would mean less snow time. This would mean that the white rabbits will be more vulnerable to attacks for a longer time period of the year compared to previous years with a short time period of being vulnerable.