A selective advantage conferred by color vision is the
A) ability to detect a dark spot moving on a white background.
B) capacity to sense depth in the visual scene.
C) ability to detect very faint lights in the distance.
D) capacity to detect texture gradients in the visual scene.
E) ability to distinguish ripe from unripe fruit.
Answer: E
Rationale: A selective advantage conferred by color vision is the ability to distinguish ripe from unripe fruit.
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