Conditions under which natural selection occurs in a beetle population are described in the table below:

Natural Selection Description

A Green and brown beetles exist in a population

B Brown colored beetles escape predation to live longer

Which factor contributes to natural selection for each condition?

A. Condition A and Condition B represent competition.

B. Condition A and Condition B represent inherited variation.

C. Condition A represents inherited variation, and Condition B represents differential reproductive success.

D. Condition A represents differential reproductive success, and Condition B represents inherited variation.

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Boston Mathews

8 September, 08:52

Conditions under which natural selection occurs in a beetle population are described in the table below:

Natural Selection Description

A Green and brown beetles exist in a population

B Brown colored beetles escape predation to live longer

Which factor contributes to natural selection for each condition?

A. Condition A and Condition B represent competition.

B. Condition A and Condition B represent inherited variation.

C. Condition A represents inherited variation, and Condition B represents differential reproductive success.

D. Condition A represents differential reproductive success, and Condition B represents inherited variation.

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Frankie Melendez · Answer 1

I feel like it's going to be C, because brown beetles got the "good inheritance" of being brown making them less visible to the eye escaping predators