A Population of Grasshoppers,ranging in Color from Bright Green to Greenish-Tan,live

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Essay

A population of grasshoppers,ranging in color from bright green to greenish-tan,live in a lush green grassland; their coloring helps to camouflage them in their environment and helps them hide from predators.Over the course of several years,a severe drought kills off the grasses,leaving mostly dry,tan-colored sand and topsoil with sparse green vegetation.Predict what the surviving population of grasshoppers will look like in the changed environment.Explain your answer and indicate which evolutionary process has occurred.

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