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According to Natural Selection, describe what would happen to dark colored snakes in a light sand desert setting over time. Why? Be specific in your response.

User Peewee
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Solution:-

  • According to Natural selection Dark colored snakes in a light sand dessert are protected from the sunlight.
  • As we know that in a dessert the main enemy of animals are the rays hot sun .
  • But as the darkcolored snakes skin is black or any dark colored it reflects the sun rays .
  • which protects them from heat

User James Ehly
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Answer:

over time the dark coloured snake will adapt to the environment

Step-by-step explanation:

In this scenario, environmental changes triggered changes in the features that were most useful for survival.The individuals that were well adapted to the new conditions survived and were more likely to reproduce.

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