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BIOL 1001 WEEK 5 QUIZ

, BIOL 1001 WEEK 5 QUIZ

A population of caterpillars feeds on the leaves of trees in a forest and is, in turn,
food for birds that eat them off of the tree leaves. Given this information, which
adaptation would be most likely to evolve?
a.
Caterpillars would evolve to a larger size.
b.
Caterpillars would evolve to eat the bark, as well as the leaves.
c.
Birds would evolve to eat more types of insects.
d.
Caterpillars would evolve to a color that matched the leaves they eat.
e.
The caterpillars' cocoons would evolve to be more resistant to damp weather.
1 points
QUESTION 2


A primary source for new, unique genes in a population is:
a.
Mutation
b.
Natural selection
c.
Artificial selection