Question

Suppose that pollution caused snow in the arctic to quickly turn black, which happens sometimes in today’s urban areas. To adapt to this change over time, the arctic fox’s fur would A) darken in the summer. B) darken in the winter. C) lighten in the summer. D) lighten in the winter.

Answer 1

Explanation:

c) Darken in the winter to resemble to those atmospheric conditions.

Answer 2

Arctic fox's fur would B) darken in the winter

Arctic fox shows phenomenon of camouflage which means they change their color according to surroundings to mask themselves from predator.

Their coat turns dark in summer to mimic brown dirt while it turns white in winter to mimic snow.

Turning the snow black will darken their color to black in winter to camouflage info surrounding.