Question

Which group is more likely to survive significant environmental change, one like black-footed ferrets with almost no variation or one like mountain lions with lots of variation? Explain your answer.

Answer 1

Mountain lions with lots of variation because variation is important for species’ survival. If there is an environmental change that negatively affects organisms with a certain trait, variation can insure that the entire species will not be wiped out because some organisms within that species might not have that trait and can survive.