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50 black mice and 50 white mice were released in an area inhabited by a pair of owls. After four months, the mice in the...

      

50 black mice and 50 white mice were released in an area inhabited by a pair of owls. After four months, the mice in the area were recaptured and only 38 black mice and only a white mice remained.
a) How would you explain these results?
b) Name the theory of evolution that support the results in (a) above.

  

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Masinde
Owls selected the White-colored mice over the black coat color mice.This is because the white mice were easily seen by the owl as compared to black mice which had blended with the sorounding.

Theory of evolution that support the results is "survival of the fittest," theory.
Mr Masinde answered the question on April 30, 2018 at 15:01


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