Question

select the scenarios that show how an organism’s fitness is dependent on the environment. select the two answers that are correct.
a butterfly living in a wildflower field has higher reproduction rates than the same butterfly living in a wooded area.
a frog lives in the soft mud of the lake where an abundance of food, water, and shelter is found.
a female lizard living in the desert of the southwest lays a clutch of eggs in a hole in the sand.
red - headed woodpeckers and goldfinches inhabit the woods nearby a pond in the countryside.
a population of field mice in the forest has lower survival rates than the population in the state park.

Explanation:

Fitness depends on environmental impact on survival/reproduction. Option A compares reproduction rates across environments (wildflower vs. wooded) for the same organism. Option E compares survival rates across environments (forest vs. state park) for the same species. The other options only describe organisms in their environments without showing fitness differences due to environment.

Answer:

A. A butterfly living in a wildflower field has higher reproduction rates than the same butterfly living in a wooded area, E. A population of field mice in the forest has lower survival rates than the population in the state park.