Question

question 1 1 pts which of the following statements gives an example of coevolution? an ant species and a plant species both develop adaptations in response to changes in the other species. two unrelated species form at the same time after ancestral species populate a newly formed volcanic island. a wild cat species and a wild dog species both have similar bacteria living in their guts, which allow them to produce vitamin k. two closely related mice species on different mountaintops in the southwest united states both adapt the same trait because food sources are similar.

Explanation:

Coevolution is the process where two or more species reciprocally affect each other's evolution. Let's analyze each option:

• Option 1: An ant and a plant species developing adaptations in response to each other fits coevolution, as they influence each other's evolution.
• Option 2: Formation of two species on a volcanic island is likely adaptive radiation or speciation, not coevolution (no reciprocal adaptation between the two species).
• Option 3: Similar gut bacteria in two species is about symbiosis or shared microbiota, not coevolution (no reciprocal species - specific adaptation).
• Option 4: Two mice species adapting the same trait due to similar food is convergent evolution, not coevolution (no reciprocal influence between the two mouse species).

Answer:

A. An ant species and a plant species both develop adaptations in response to changes in the other species.