Question

A cactus with long spines protects itself from animals better than a cactus with short spines. According to natural selection, _____.

1. short-spined cacti will survive longer and reproduce more often than
2. long-spined cacti long-spined cacti will survive longer and reproduce more often than short-spined cacti
3. over time, the population will become entirely made of short-spined cact
4. over time, cacti with long spines will completely die out

Answer 1

2. Long spines cacti will survive longer and reproduce more often than short-spines cacti

Answer 2

2. or B.

long-spined cacti will survive longer and reproduce more often than short-spined cacti.