The Activity of Predators Has Caused Their Prey to Evolve

question 66

Multiple Choice

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

• A) Prey selectively breed in order to increase the frequency of protective traits in their population.
• B) Prey undergo population explosions that allow them to outnumber their predators and thus develop new protective features.
• C) Prey organisms mate with other species in order to acquire new protective traits.
• D) Natural selection acts on genetic variability already present in the prey population.

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