A genetic mutation causes a snake to have brown skin. After many generations, most of the snake population has the brown skin mutation.
Which of the following most likely caused this change?

A) The other snakes changed their colors to mimic the brown snake.
B) All the snakes in the area were infected with the mutation.
C) Snakes with the brown skin mutation are able to survive and reproduce more successfully than snakes without it.
D) The same mutation occurred in other snakes in response to environmental conditions.

Read the scenario below and answer the question that follows. hallie is reading a novel in the library when susan, her best friend, slumps down in a chair next to her. susan doesn't say anything, but hallie knows that susan is upset because she is slumping in her seat and rolling her eyes. a psychologist would explain that hallie is interpreting her friend's emotion based on a. the behavioral component of emotion b. her friend's ability to regulate emotion c. the verbal component of emotion d. the physiological component of emotion select the best answer from the choices provided a b c d