Question

In a population of pea plants such as the one below, bees and other pollinators prefer to land on purple colored flowers. Over generations, more and more purple flowers successfully reproduce due to this pollinator preference. Which of the following statements accurately describes what is happening to the pea plants over time?



Question 2 options:

Natural selection causes evolution in the population of pea plants and leads to increased overall variation.


Natural selection causes evolution of individual pea plants and leads to increased overall variation.


Natural selection causes evolution in the population of pea plants and leads to an increase in favorable adaptations.


Natural selection causes evolution of individual pea plants and leads to an increase in favorable adaptations.

Answer 1

Answer:

Natural selection causes evolution in the population of pea plants and leads to an increase in favorable adaptations.

Explanation:

The flowers will evolve to keep that purple trait in order to continue their population growth, hence why it is not individual evolution but as a population. Also since the purple color is a favorable trait it will lead to an increase in favorable adaptations and will decrease variation.