A population of red beetles lives in green bushes in a garden. Once during the process of breeding, a green beetle is produced.
(a) State whether the change in colour of beetle is a process of evolution or not.
(b) Can the new colour of green beetle be passed on to its next generations ?
(c) What will be the advantage (if any ) of the green colour to the beetle ?
(d) State whether the production of green colour involved a change in genetic material or not.

Answer

(a) Yes (b) Yes (c) The green colour of beetle allows it to mix up with green bushes and helps in its survival (because then it cannot be seen easily by the predalors) (d) Yes