Over many generations, darker fur color becomes more common in a population of squirrels living in a shady area. this is an example of
a. common descent
b. adaptation
c. mutation
d. acquired traits

Which of the following factors would not contribute to allopatric speciation? a) the isolated population is exposed to different selection pressures than the ancestral population.b) a population becomes geographically isolated from the parent population. c) gene flow between the two populations is extensive.d) the separated population is small, and genetic drift occurs. e) different mutations begin to distinguish the gene pools of the separated populations.