Over successive generations, moths develop spots that resemble eyes on their wings that scare off predators. This characteristic would be a ___________

a. selective advantage
b. genetic susceptibility
c. general advantage
d. selective disadvantage
e. genetic predisposition


Answer: a. selective advantage

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