Question
A scientist noted that, over a period of 10 years, a Florida beetle species gradually become resistant to an insecticide. Which statement best explains this is terms of natural selection?
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The insecticide mutated the beetles exposed to the biggest doses.
Some beetles used the insecticide as a source of food.
Beetles learned to avoid the spray and passed this knowledge of their offspring.
Those beetles with the natural resistance to the insecticide had the most offspring.
1 point
The insecticide mutated the beetles exposed to the biggest doses.
Some beetles used the insecticide as a source of food.
Beetles learned to avoid the spray and passed this knowledge of their offspring.
Those beetles with the natural resistance to the insecticide had the most offspring.
Answers
GPT 3.5
The statement "Those beetles with the natural resistance to the insecticide had the most offspring" best explains this in terms of natural selection.