Question

One grizzly bear population has moved to an area that has snow year-round. Which of these statements might you expect to occur if a mutation for coat color is going to spread through the population?

a. The adults of the population that moved to the snowy area started growing lighter fur.

b. Grizzlies with white hair have an advantage, so the next generation of grizzly bears will all be white.

c. Grizzly bears that have a lighter fur mutation can catch prey more easily and so have more resources to have more offspring. Due to this, the trait starts to spread through the population.

d. If any grizzly bears living in snow develop white fur and it is beneficial to them, then the entire population will soon have white fur and will never have brown fur again.

Answer 1

C

Step-by-step explanation:

the process of natural selection involves selecting the best of pre-existing traits as needed over time.