How differences in genotypes can cause variations in phenotypes?

Can you guys me with this question , and you! : why do you think the breastbone of a bird is so much larger than the breastbone of a cat?

Agene pool: a) is the collection of all the alleles found in a single species b) is the collection of all the alleles found in a single population c) is the collection of all the chromosomes found in a single population d) is the collection of genes in a species that allow the individuals to swim

Which of the following statements is most likely correct about a rock belonging to the jurassic age and a rock belonging to the cambrian age? options: 1) they have identical fossils of organisms that have evolved over time. 2) both have animal fossils preserved in them due to weathering and erosion. 3) they contain different fossils because life on earth has changed through time. 4) the fossils in them were formed on the surface of earth due to exposure to sunlight.