In Pools Where Guppies and Pike-Cichlids Coexist,guppies Show ________ Coloration

question 18

Multiple Choice

In pools where guppies and pike-cichlids coexist,guppies show ________ coloration.Researchers transplanted guppies from the pools with pike-cichlids and released them into pools with killifish.After 15 generations,the researchers observed that the transplanted guppies had ________ colored spots compared with the source population.

• A)drab; more
• B)bright; more
• C)drab; the same number of
• D)bright; the same number of
• E)drab; less

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