Imagine a population of small animals. All of the animals in this population have short
legs. They all eat the leaves off of the low shrubs in their environment. One animal
happens to be born with a mutation that gives it very long legs. It is the only individual in
this population with this mutation, and it makes it very hard for it to eat the leaves so low
to the ground. But suddenly there is a fire that burns all of the shrubs, so the only food
source is now up in the low tree branches. How might this individual animal with the
long-leg mutation affect the entire population?
A If the mutation cannot be passed on, the entire population may die.
B Those animals with short legs will not survive to pass their traits to the next
generation.
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C The animal with the mutation for long legs will be more likely to survive to pass
those traits on to its offspring.
D All of the above.
