Study the table to see how stick insects of three different body colors survive in different environments. Natural Selection of Stick Insects
Color of Stick
Insects
Green Environment
Percent of Stick Insects
Eaten by Blue Jays
Brown Environment
Percent of Stick Insects
Eaten by Blue Jays
Yellow-green Environment
Percent of Stick Insects
Eaten by Blue Jays
Green
5
80
35
Brown
80
5
75
Yellow-green
40
65
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Which statements are supported by the data in the table? Choose three correct answers.
A. Stick insects actively choose to live in an environment where they are camouflaged.
B. Depending on the environment they live in, the green, brown, or yellow-green stick insects have an advantage over organisms that are
easier to detect by predators.
C. Stick insects will be less likely to survive and reproduce if they are more visible to predators such as blue jays.
D. Depending on the environment, the allele frequency for the body color of stick insects may decrease or increase over time.
E. Stick insects will be more likely to survive and reproduce if they avoid an environment that matches their body color.