After a Rapid Change in Climate, One Population of Bird

question 62

Multiple Choice

After a rapid change in climate, one population of bird quickly adapts to the change, but others in the area do not. What could you conclude about the quickly adapting population?

• A) They had a greater need to evolve than the other population.
• B) They already had some alleles in their genome that were adaptive in the new environment.
• C) They reproduced more slowly than the non-adapting population.
• D) They had a higher rate of mutation than the other population.

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