The Tawny Owl is a species of owl with traits for grey or brown colored plumage. Tawny Owls are often found in cold environments with a lot of snow. They depend on their ability to blend into their surrounding in order to avoid predators.
Refer to the graphs in Figures 2 and 3. The first graph shows the number of grey and brown Tawny Owls from 2000 to 2022. The second graph shows the average global temperature and temperature prediction from 2000 to 2100.
After reading about the Tawny Owl and looking at the data, which of the following best describes the trend in owl plumage color?
The Tawny Owl is a species of owl with traits for grey or brown colored plumage. Tawny Owls are often found in cold environments with a lot of snow. They depend on their ability to blend into their surrounding in order to avoid predators.
Refer to the graphs in Figures 2 and 3. The first graph shows the number of grey and brown Tawny Owls from 2000 to 2022. The second graph shows the average global temperature and temperature prediction from 2000 to 2100.
After reading about the Tawny Owl and looking at the data, which of the following best describes the trend in owl plumage color?
Increasing temperatures changed the environment, giving brown owls an advantage at hiding from predators, allowing them to survive best and reproduce.
As temperatures cooled, the brown owl developed an adaptation to change its plumage to grey so that it could blend in with the snow.
Since the trend in grey and brown owls show an inverse relationship, this suggests that the brown owls have become a predator to the grey owls.
A genetic mutation was transmitted from brown owls to grey owls and caused the population to decrease, the brown owls were able to take over.