When you go to pick strawberries, you are easily able to separate the ripe red berries from the green foliage, the white blossoms and the green, still-forming berries. This has led to the suggestion that _____.
A) we need experience with the natural world in order to experience color vision
B) the genes resulting in lack of color vision should have disappeared long ago
C) color vision may have evolved for the express purpose of detecting fruit
D) only herbivore species should have color vision

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The ability to distinguish the ripe, red color of strawberries from the green foliage, white blossoms, and undeveloped green berries suggests that color vision may have evolved for the specific purpose of detecting and identifying fruit. This selection process could have favored individuals who possessed better color vision for identifying ripe fruits and gaining a nutritional advantage.

When You Go to Pick Strawberries, You Are Easily Able