You have been conducting research on a population of graysquirrels on your campus. Red-tailed hawks on your campus are themain predator for these squirrels. In this population, you foundthat squirrels with longer legs can run faster and so are lesslikely to be eaten by hawks and that leg length has increased overtime in this population. Which of the following statements bestexplains the evolution of longer legs in these squirrels?
Select one:
a. Squirrels with long legs have offspring with long legs
b. All individuals must have long legs
c. Each squirrelâs legs become longer as they run more
d. Squirrels with short legs have offspring with long legs
e. Natural selection cannot act on this population because theydo not have a sufficiently long life span
You have been conducting research on a population of graysquirrels on your campus. Red-tailed hawks on your campus are themain predator for these squirrels. In this population, you foundthat squirrels with longer legs can run faster and so are lesslikely to be eaten by hawks and that leg length has increased overtime in this population. Which of the following statements bestexplains the evolution of longer legs in these squirrels?
Select one:
a. Squirrels with long legs have offspring with long legs
b. All individuals must have long legs
c. Each squirrelâs legs become longer as they run more
d. Squirrels with short legs have offspring with long legs
e. Natural selection cannot act on this population because theydo not have a sufficiently long life span
