Question
13. Henry is studying a family of tree frogs that have poisonous skin, and he finds one frog with a mutation for the poison feature. Which of these statements about the tree frog with the mutation is true?
Responses
a
There will be no change to the frog’s poison.
There will be no change to the frog’s poison.
b
The frog must be more poisonous than other frogs.
The frog must be more poisonous than other frogs.
c
The frog must be less poisonous than other frogs.
The frog must be less poisonous than other frogs.
d
There must have been a change in the frog’s genes.
There must have been a change in the frog’s genes.
Responses
a
There will be no change to the frog’s poison.
There will be no change to the frog’s poison.
b
The frog must be more poisonous than other frogs.
The frog must be more poisonous than other frogs.
c
The frog must be less poisonous than other frogs.
The frog must be less poisonous than other frogs.
d
There must have been a change in the frog’s genes.
There must have been a change in the frog’s genes.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct response is:
**d. There must have been a change in the frog’s genes.**
A mutation indicates a change in the DNA sequence of the frog, which could potentially alter its characteristics, including its poison. The other options are incorrect because they make assumptions about the effect of the mutation on the frog's toxicity without knowing the specific nature of the mutation.
**d. There must have been a change in the frog’s genes.**
A mutation indicates a change in the DNA sequence of the frog, which could potentially alter its characteristics, including its poison. The other options are incorrect because they make assumptions about the effect of the mutation on the frog's toxicity without knowing the specific nature of the mutation.