Which are examples of short-term environmental change? Check all that apply.tsunamisEl Niñolarge asteroid and comet impactsvolcanic eruptionsglobal warming
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reproduce✔ migrateevolve
migrationextinction✔ speciation
Some plant seeds are adapted to develop only at extremely high temperatures. For what environmental change are these seeds most likely adapted?
During the winter, this species of fox has white fur, but in the summer, it has brown fur. What environmental change may have lead to this fox's fur color?
Which are examples of long-term environmental change? Check all that apply.mountain buildingice agessmall asteroid and comet impactschanges in solar energy reaching Earthforest firesflooding
Which effects would many organisms likely experience if global warming occurs? Check all that apply.disrupted food websincreased competitionincreased number of glaciersdisrupted life-cycle events forced relocation
Explain how a long-term environmental change can lead to the development of a new species.
When a longterm environmental change occurs, certain individuals in a population will be better adapted for the new environment than others. These individuals will be more likely to survive and pass on their traits to their offspring. Over many generations, these favorable adaptations build up in a population. This may lead to speciation, which is the development of a new species.
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