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This passage describes the inherited trait of prey preference in garter snakes.
snake
"A Western terrestrial garter snake" by Bill Bouton / CC BY-SA 2.0
a garter snake
  • Garter snakes eat slugs, fish, and other small animals. Some snakes eat certain types of prey more often than other types.
  • The prey preference trait determines what type of prey a garter snake usually eats. For example, a snake with a slug preference will eat mostly slugs, but a snake with a fish preference will eat mostly fish.
The table below describes a possible population of garter snakes over a time period long enough for natural selection to occur. The table shows prey preference in the population at the start and end of this period.
Data about a population of garter snakes
Point in timePercentage with a slug preferencePercentage with a fish preference
Start
18.1%
81.9%
End
76.8%
23.2%
Complete the following statements to construct the hypothesis that is best supported by the data.
Over this time period, snakes with a slug preference were
likely to survive and reproduce than snakes with a fish preference. This means that having a slug preference was
advantageous than having a fish preference.
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