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This passage describes the inherited trait of venom type in coral snakes.
coral snake
a coral snake from South America
  • Some coral snakes hunt prey in the water, and others hunt prey on land. Coral snakes may eat fish, mice, or even other species of snakes!
  • A coral snake uses venom, or poison from its fangs, to kill its prey. Each coral snake produces a certain type of venom, and certain types of venom are more toxic to certain types of prey. For example, fish-specific venom is more toxic to fish, but snake-specific venom is more toxic to snakes.
The table below describes a possible population of coral snakes over a time period long enough for natural selection to occur. The table shows venom type in the population at the start and end of this period.
Data about a population of coral snakes
Point in timePercentage with snake-specific venomPercentage with fish-specific venom
Start
41.5%
58.5%
End
22.9%
77.1%
Complete the following statements to construct the hypothesis that is best supported by the data.
Over this time period, snakes with snake-specific venom were
likely to survive and reproduce than snakes with fish-specific venom. This means that having snake-specific venom was
advantageous than having fish-specific venom.
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