Question

HELPP MEEE...please?

it wont lemme put the photo here, but its basically saying that the dark colored beetles increased after the fire, and the light colored beetles decreased.

An entomologist is studying a population of beetles that eat vegetation from the forest floor. The population survived a fire and is beginning to repopulate. A lot of the brush has been burned away and the ground in the ecosystem is much darker in color due to the fire. The entomologist created a graph to analyze changes in the beetle population.

The scientist developed some possible explanations for the changes in the beetle population over time. Circle the letter of the explanations that are most likely to be true. You may select more than one answer.

The dark beetles preyed upon the lighter beetles.

The food source that the beetles relied on decreased due to the fire.

The dark beetles reproduced more quickly than light-colored beetles of the same species.

Predators were able to prey more easily upon the light-colored beetles due to the darker color of the forest floor.


Dark beetles were more camouflaged to their new environment and were able to survive longer in order to reproduce.

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Answer 1

Dark beetles were more camouflaged to their new environment and were able to survive longer in order to reproduce.

Step-by-step explanation:

The key here is "A lot of the brush has been burned away and the ground in the ecosystem is much darker in color due to the fire."