Question
A student argues that natural selection is a random process. Does the cartoon support or reject the student’s argument? How? ________
5 points
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Supports: because the difference in color in the moths is an random inherited trait.
Supports:the arrangement of the moths on the tree is random causes the moth's success.
Rejects:environmental change is what changes the moth's success which is not random.
Rejects: the white moths are always more visible on the trees making them easier prey.
5 points
Captionless Image
Supports: because the difference in color in the moths is an random inherited trait.
Supports:the arrangement of the moths on the tree is random causes the moth's success.
Rejects:environmental change is what changes the moth's success which is not random.
Rejects: the white moths are always more visible on the trees making them easier prey.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The cartoon likely rejects the student’s argument. Here's how:
**Rejects: environmental change is what changes the moth's success which is not random.**
Natural selection is influenced by environmental factors that favor certain traits over others, which is not a random process. While mutations that lead to variations in traits may occur randomly, the selection of those traits by environmental pressures is systematic and non-random, leading to a greater success in certain organisms based on their traits. Therefore, it is the interaction between the traits and the environment that drives natural selection.
**Rejects: environmental change is what changes the moth's success which is not random.**
Natural selection is influenced by environmental factors that favor certain traits over others, which is not a random process. While mutations that lead to variations in traits may occur randomly, the selection of those traits by environmental pressures is systematic and non-random, leading to a greater success in certain organisms based on their traits. Therefore, it is the interaction between the traits and the environment that drives natural selection.