A Population of Caterpillars Feeds on the Leaves of Trees

question 8

Multiple Choice

A population of caterpillars feeds on the leaves of trees in a forest and is in turn food for birds that eat them off the tree leaves. Given this information, which adaptation would be most likely to evolve?

• A) Caterpillars would evolve to a larger size.
• B) Caterpillars would evolve to eat the bark as well as the leaves.
• C) Birds would evolve to eat more types of insects.
• D) Caterpillars would evolve to a color that matched the leaves they eat.

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