Question

Explain why a rock pocket mouse is color influence its overall fitness( remember that fitness is defined by an organisms ability to survive and produce offspring)

Answer 1

Answer: It makes it camafluage.

Explanation: The dark-colored mice arose in the population at location A by random mutation. The phenotype did not become more common because it did not afford a selective advantage to the mice.

Answer 2

There are various features which allow for the fitness of an organism and its ability to survive and reproduce in the environment. One such feature is the coat or fur colour. An ideal coat colour like that of a rock pocket mouse will help it to camouflage with rocks and hence help it to escape from predators. As a result, the mouse will be able to live and reproduce which depicts there overall fitness for the environment.