An isolated population of prairie dogs has longer than average teeth. As a result, they can eat more grass with less effort and are better able to survive. The mutation(s) that resulted in longer teeth: happened by chance O allowed the teeth to grow longer over several generations until they reached an optimal length for eating grass O arose in many members of the population at the same time. Owould only occur in a prairie dog population that eats grass and would not occur in a population that lives on seeds O occurred because the prairie dogs needed to be more efficient at eating grass to survive and reproduce

An isolated population of prairie dogs has longer than average teeth. As a result, they can eat more grass with less effort and are better able to survive. The mutation(s) that resulted in longer teeth: happened by chance O allowed the teeth to grow longer over several generations until they reached an optimal length for eating grass O arose in many members of the population at the same time. Owould only occur in a prairie dog population that eats grass and would not occur in a population that lives on seeds O occurred because the prairie dogs needed to be more efficient at eating grass to survive and reproduce

Aquaculture Science

3rd Edition

ISBN:9781133558347

Author:Parker

Publisher:Parker

Chapter10: Feeds And Feeding

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Problem 19SA

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