A prey population consists of individuals with a variety of running speeds. The adaptation that allows some of these animals to run fast would be an
example of natural selection if it helps them - *
Variation of Running Speeds
Running speed
of predator
Number of Prey Animals
Prey animals better
able to survive
Slow
Fast
Running Speed
A survive and undergo mutations in their DNA
B lower the mortality rates of the population
C produce offspring that run at average speeds
D reproduce and increase the frequency of their genes in the population