Imagine you are a scientist observing rats in the wild. As the rats reproduce, rats bomn with
white fur slowly begin to outnumber rats with black fur. In three to five sentences, provide two or
more different explanations of why the rats with white fur might be outnumbering the rats with
black fur.(4 points)
One possible explanation for the white rats outnumbering the black rats is natural selection. If the environment has a higher proportion of light-colored surfaces, the white rats might have an advantage in terms of camouflage and avoiding predators. Another possibility is that there is a genetic mutation present in the white rats that confers some sort of advantage, such as higher fertility or better adaptation to the local environment, leading to higher survival and reproduction rates. Furthermore, it is also possible that there is a preference for mating with white-furred rats among the individuals, which could result in an increased frequency of white fur in subsequent generations.
