Why do some flies live only 12 hours and others live 30 hours without food?

because some flies ate more food before the food was removed
because there is variation in the population for starvation resistance
because some flies conserved more energy by flying less
because some flies needed to live longer without food

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Why do some flies live only 12 hours and others live 30 hours without food?
 	
	because some flies ate more food before the food was removed
	because there is variation in the population for starvation resistance
	because some flies conserved more energy by flying less
	because some flies needed to live longer without food

phagey · Answer

@Kikuo

kikuo · Answer

I don't have much time right now. I'll reply tomorrow. 

Until then, @aaronq.

chunkymonkay · Answer

C. is correct, because often animal can save their fat or their energy by going rest a lots just like hibernation when a bear go to sleep and store all its fat whiles it sleeping