A species of small fish lives in a shady pond with a dark bottom. Some of these small fish are light colored, and some are dark colored. A new predator is added to the pond, and one of its primary food sources is the small fish.
The table shows the percent of each color of fish in this population before and after the predator was added.
Color of Fish Before New Predator After New Predator
Light
51%
29%
Dark
49%
71%
Based on the data in the table, select the best phrase to complete the
sentence.
have a
After the new predator is added to the pond, the
better chance of surviving than fish of the other color.
A. Light Colored
B. Dark Colored