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In an environment with rocky mountains, two kinds of mice lived. One had a black coloured fur and the other had a tan coloured fur. The mice with the tan colour were easily spotted by hawks from above. The hawks fed on the tan mice and gradually, their numbers declined. Eventually, only the black mice existed in the rocky mountains. What does this situation highlight?
In an environment with rocky mountains, two kinds of mice lived. One had a black coloured fur and the other had a tan coloured fur. The mice with the tan colour were easily spotted by hawks from above. The hawks fed on the tan mice and gradually, their numbers declined. Eventually, only the black mice existed in the rocky mountains. What does this situation highlight?
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The correct option is C Evolution by natural selection
Charles Darwin coined the terms 'natural selection' and 'survival of the best'. It highlighted that the organisms that evolved itself to adapt to its environment would survive and leave the most offspring to survive as a species on the planet. This hypothetical situation is an example of evolution by natural selection as contrary to the tan mice, the black mide survived as a species in its own habitat.
Charles Darwin coined the terms 'natural selection' and 'survival of the best'. It highlighted that the organisms that evolved itself to adapt to its environment would survive and leave the most offspring to survive as a species on the planet. This hypothetical situation is an example of evolution by natural selection as contrary to the tan mice, the black mide survived as a species in its own habitat.
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