Consider the following scenario: You notice that no two cats at the pet store are exactly alike. Some have spotted fur. Some have striped fur. Some have fur of one solid color. What term is used to describe your observation?

Question

Consider the following scenario: You notice that no two cats at the pet store are exactly alike. Some have spotted fur. Some have striped fur. Some have fur of one solid color. What term is used to describe your observation?

a
variation
b
fitness
c
natural selection
d
selective pressure

Answer 1

a) variation

Answer 2

Question 16 (1 point)

Consider the following scenario: In an aquatic bird population, some birds have long legs. Other birds have short legs. The food supply is minimal. The birds with long legs are able to wade farther into the water where they can find fish. Over time, the birds with long legs become more common. What scientific term best describes this scenario?

a
natural selection
b
fitness
c
mutation
d
selective pressures

Answer 3

a) natural selection

Answer 4

Over time, the variation that gives an advantage

a
can limit the number of individual organisms.
b
becomes less common in the population.
c
can limit the number of selective pressures.
d
becomes more common in the population

Answer 5

d) becomes more common in the population.

Answer 6

The term used to describe the observation that no two cats at the pet store are exactly alike is "variation." It refers to the differences or variations that exist among individuals within a species. In this case, the cats exhibit variation in their fur patterns and colors, with some having spotted fur, some having striped fur, and some having fur of one solid color. To arrive at this answer, you can simply analyze the given scenario and identify the main characteristic being described, which is the variation in the appearance of the cats.