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.

Question

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?
• natural selection
• selective pressure
• fitness
• variation

Answer 1

Variation

Variations can lead to either an increase or decrease in fitness

Phenotype

The light-colored moths are the most common due to antipollution regulations

A mouse that needs less water

Ability to survive with less food

If there are a wide variety of traits in a population, it is more Likely that some individuals will be able to survive and reproduce

Reasoning

The curve becomes narrower and taller

Raising chickens and having larger ones reproduce in order to produce more meat

Answer 2

d. If there are a wide variety of traits in a population, it is more likely that some individuals will be able to survive and reproduce.

Answer 3

b. Reasoning

Answer 4

1. Variation can lead to either an increase or decrease in fitness.

2. Phenotype: The light-colored moths are the most common due to antipollution regulations.
3. A mouse that needs less water: An adaptive trait that can increase the survival chances of that mouse.
4. Ability to survive with less food: An adaptive trait that can increase survival chances.
5. If there are a wide variety of traits in a population, it is more likely that some individuals will be able to survive and reproduce.
6. Reasoning is the term that means making sense of information.
7. The curve becomes narrower and taller: Refers to a situation where the distribution of a trait becomes more uniform in a population, rather than being spread out over a wide range.
8. Raising chickens and having larger ones reproduce in order to produce more meat: A common agricultural practice aimed at improving desired traits in a population.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

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Answer 7

Which explanation is accurate about the survival and reproduction of a population?

a
If there are a limited variety of traits in a population, most traits will be a good fit with the environment.
b
If there are a limited variety of traits in a population, it is more likely that some individuals will be able to survive and reproduce.
c
If there are a wide variety of traits in a population, most traits will be a good fit with the environment.
d
If there are a wide variety of traits in a population, it is more likely that some individuals will be able to survive and reproduce.

Answer 8

Which term means making sense of information?

a
evidence
b
reasoning
c
investigation
d
explanation

Answer 9

The term used to describe your observation is "variation." Variation refers to the differences or diversity that can be observed within a population of organisms. In this case, the variation is seen in the different coat patterns and colors of the cats at the pet store. To arrive at this answer, you could have identified the key words in the question, highlighting the mention of differences or no two cats being exactly alike. By using this information, you could have eliminated options like "natural selection," which refers to the process by which certain traits are favored or selected in a population over time, and "selective pressure," which refers to the environmental factors that influence natural selection. Similarly, "fitness" refers to the ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment and is not directly related to the observation of variation itself.