Question

Why do two flowers of the same species have different color petals?


A.
exposure to sunlight


B.
expression of an acquired trait


C.
photosynthesis


D.
expression of inherited trait

Answer 1

@Shirley27 @Aureyliant

Answer 2

A

Answer 3

Well, are you familiar with genetics?

Answer 4

not really

Answer 5

So, inherited genes, sections of DNA are expressed as traits. In humans this could mean eye color or hair color. There are often more than one version of a gene that are called alleles. Thus flowers of the same species can have different colors just like we have different hair color and eye color.

Answer 6

so the correct answer is B

Answer 7

So In short, the answer should be d since flowers shouldn't vary based on sunlight, traits are inherited and photosynthesis doens't really occur in flowers.