Question

2. In the example of the white and brown mice, vultures will prey on both colors of mice. However, in

the desert environment, the brown mice are better able to hide from their predators and have an
advantageous trait. What will happen to the color of mice over time?

Answer 1

The brown color of mice would become more common in the population of the mice in the desert overtime

Step-by-step explanation:

In the mice population, since the environment favors the individuals with brown fur color over individuals with white fur color, as it makes them better able to escape from predatory vultures, white mice gets eaten more often. With time, the population of white mice reduces while that of brown mice increases.

Overtime, brown mice leaves more offspring with its trait compared to white mice. As a result of this, the color mice that would be more common in the desert environment would be mainly brown colored mice, while white mice would be few.