When the next ice age comes, species that are adapted to warmer climates will have to change their survival strategies. Nonrandom influences affecting which individuals survive and reproduce within the population are known as __________.

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Selective pressures refer to nonrandom influences affecting which individuals survive and reproduce within the population, and these will play a crucial role in shaping the adaptations of species as they face changing environmental conditions, such as those that may occur during an ice age. Choices A, B, D, and E are incorrect as they do not adequately describe this concept.

When the Next Ice Age Comes, Species That Are Adapted