Readiness Test: Natural Selection and Change Over Time Due 10/16/20 4:00pm
The habitat of the Arctic fox is characterized by low-growing plants and brown dirt in the spring and summer. In the fall and winter, the
landscape is covered in deep snow. This animal has a different color coat in the winter than it has in the summer. What is this an example of?
А
mutation
В.
variation
С
competition
D
adaptation
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