Suppose orange beetles and green beetles live in the same environment. Green beetles are harder to see on leaves, so birds eat primarily orange beetles. According to the theory of natural selection, in the future orange beetles will
A) move to a place without green beetles.
B) decrease in population until they possibly become extinct.
C) reproduce to their full potential until they increase in number.
D) breed with green beetles until there are no longer orange beetles.

Question

Suppose orange beetles and green beetles live in the same environment. Green beetles are harder to see on leaves, so birds eat primarily orange beetles. According to the theory of natural selection, in the future orange beetles will
A) move to a place without green beetles. 
B) decrease in population until they possibly become extinct. 
C) reproduce to their full potential until they increase in number. 
D) breed with green beetles until there are no longer orange beetles.

Warriorz13 · Answer

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psirockin2 · Answer

decrease in population until they possibly become extinct.. Over time, there will be only green beetles as the birds eat the more visible, orange beetles.