You are studying sea turtle shell color variation in one species of sea turtle. Which of the following statements does NOT explain how one of the three conditions for natural selection is met for sea turtle shell color? O A Shell color is a heritable trait. O B Neither brown nor yellow shelled turtles can retract their heads into their shells. O C Sharks, the main predator of sea turtles, can more easily see brown sea turtles than yellow-green sea turtles. O D The finely serrated jaws of the yellow-green sea turtles allow them to access sea grasses and algae more easily than brown sea turtles. E Both yellow-green and brown sea turtles live in the same area of the Atlantic Ocean.

You are studying sea turtle shell color variation in one species of sea turtle. Which of the following statements does NOT explain how one of the three conditions for natural selection is met for sea turtle shell color? O A Shell color is a heritable trait. O B Neither brown nor yellow shelled turtles can retract their heads into their shells. O C Sharks, the main predator of sea turtles, can more easily see brown sea turtles than yellow-green sea turtles. O D The finely serrated jaws of the yellow-green sea turtles allow them to access sea grasses and algae more easily than brown sea turtles. E Both yellow-green and brown sea turtles live in the same area of the Atlantic Ocean.

Biology Today and Tomorrow without Physiology (MindTap Course List)

5th Edition

ISBN:9781305117396

Author:Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr

Publisher:Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr

Chapter12: Processes Of Evolution

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