The Activity of Predators Has Caused Their Prey to Evolve

question 16

Multiple Choice

The activity of predators has caused their prey to evolve a variety of protective characteristics. How were the prey able to acquire these new features?

• A)The prey selectively bred in order to increase the frequency of protective traits in their population.
• B)The prey underwent a population explosion that allowed them to outnumber their predators and thus develop new protective features.
• C)The prey organisms mated with other species in order to acquire new protective traits.
• D)Natural selection acted on genetic variability already present in the prey population.

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