5. Toads have lived in Florida's sandy regions for many years. This population was a mixture of brown, tan, and green colored toads. Over many years, green and brown toads moved away towards grassier regions and only tan toads remained in the sandy regions.
Tan toads remained in the sandy regions because their tan color was while brown and green toads moved away from the sandy regions because their colors were . Toads have lived in Florida's grassy regions for over 10,000 years. This population was a mixture of brown, tan, green, and speckled colored toads. Some of the toads later moved into the sandy regions of Florida's mainland. Over many years, only tan toads remain in these sandy regions. Why did this change occur?
a. tan colored toads had a disadvantageous trait
b. tan colored toads had an advantageous trait that allowed them to survive and reporoduce
c. green colored toads had an advantageous trait that allowed them to survive and reproduce
d. speckled frogs had an advantageous trait that allowed them to survive and reproduce
b. tan colored toads had an advantageous trait that allowed them to survive and reproduce.
The change occurred because the tan colored toads had an advantageous trait that allowed them to survive and reproduce in the sandy regions.
The change in the population of toads in Florida's sandy regions occurred because the tan colored toads had an advantageous trait that allowed them to survive and reproduce. This is the answer to the question.
To find the answer, we need to understand the concept of advantageous traits and natural selection. Advantages traits are characteristics or features that give an organism an increased chance of survival and reproduction in a particular environment. Natural selection is the mechanism by which advantageous traits are favored over less advantageous traits, leading to changes in the population over time.
In this situation, the tan colored toads were the only ones that remained in the sandy regions. This implies that their tan color provided them with an advantage in that specific environment. It could mean that their color helped them blend in with the sand, making it harder for predators to spot them, or it could be related to some other factor that made them more successful in that habitat.
The brown and green colored toads, on the other hand, moved away towards grassier regions. This suggests that their colors were not advantageous in the sandy habitat, possibly making them more visible to predators or less able to find food and shelter.
It is important to note that the question does not provide enough information about speckled frogs, so we cannot conclude that they had an advantageous trait. They are not relevant to the change that occurred in the toad population of the sandy regions.