26. Spotted brown-and-white butterflies blend into lichen-covered tree bark, making it difficult for predators to see them, while solid brown and solid white butterflies are easier to see and get eaten.

Explanation:

I don't know what the question is, but the spotted butterflies will reproduce more spotted butterflies and the solid coloured butterflies will not live, therefore not reproducing any solid coloured butterflies. This means the population of spotted butterflies will increase, but the population of solid coloured butterflies will decrease.

humans are now responsible for causing changes in the environment that hurt animals and plant species. we take up more space on earth for our homes and cities. we pollute habitats. human activity often changes or destroys the habitats that plants and animals need to survive.

the diploid number of chromosomes is sometimes represented by the symbol 2n. for the fruit fly, the diploid number is 8, which can be written as 2n = 8, where n represents twice the number of chromosomes in a sperm or egg cell.