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A species of insect used to be pale green in color. As its environment changed, it evolved to a dark green color that allowed it to blend in better with the plants it feeds on

Which statement best explains how this form of camouflage evolved through natural selection?

A. As the insects consumed the new darker-colored plants, pigmentation from the plants affected their own coloring, altering their genes for color. When they reproduced, they passed the trait for darker coloring on to their offspring. 19. on offse

B. Coloring mutations occurred randomly. Those mutations that were most helpful to the insects survival slowly spread through the population because insects with these mutations were more likely to survive and pass on their genes.

C. The insects were naturally drawn to plants to which their coloring blended. Those individuals with pale green coloring left this environment for an enviroment where they blended better, and individuals with dark green coloring moved in.

D .Abiotic factors in the environment changed, which caused chemical changes that affected the plants' coloring. Over time, the same chemical changes took place in the insects, affecting their coloring in the same way.

Answer 1

D .Abiotic factors in the environment changed, which caused chemical changes that affected the plants' coloring. Over time, the same chemical changes took place in the insects, affecting their coloring in the same way.