Question
11. How did the environment change between time 1 and time 2? How did the population change?
Responses
a
You cannot tell how the environment changed. With each generation, more squirrels passed on the gene for black fur to their offspring.
You cannot tell how the environment changed. With each generation, more squirrels passed on the gene for black fur to their offspring.
b
There were more black trees. Squirrels with black fur are more likely to survive, so the squirrels with gray fur changed to have black fur.
There were more black trees. Squirrels with black fur are more likely to survive, so the squirrels with gray fur changed to have black fur.
c
There were more black trees. Squirrels with black fur are more likely to survive, so both types of squirrels passed on the gene for black fur to their offspring.
There were more black trees. Squirrels with black fur are more likely to survive, so both types of squirrels passed on the gene for black fur to their offspring.
d
There were more black trees. With each generation, more squirrels with black fur survived long enough to pass on the gene for black fur to their offspring.
Responses
a
You cannot tell how the environment changed. With each generation, more squirrels passed on the gene for black fur to their offspring.
You cannot tell how the environment changed. With each generation, more squirrels passed on the gene for black fur to their offspring.
b
There were more black trees. Squirrels with black fur are more likely to survive, so the squirrels with gray fur changed to have black fur.
There were more black trees. Squirrels with black fur are more likely to survive, so the squirrels with gray fur changed to have black fur.
c
There were more black trees. Squirrels with black fur are more likely to survive, so both types of squirrels passed on the gene for black fur to their offspring.
There were more black trees. Squirrels with black fur are more likely to survive, so both types of squirrels passed on the gene for black fur to their offspring.
d
There were more black trees. With each generation, more squirrels with black fur survived long enough to pass on the gene for black fur to their offspring.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Based on the context of your question, the most accurate response would be:
**d**: There were more black trees. With each generation, more squirrels with black fur survived long enough to pass on the gene for black fur to their offspring.
This response indicates a clear connection between the environmental change (increase in black trees) and the population change (survival and reproduction of black-furred squirrels), which aligns well with the principles of natural selection.
**d**: There were more black trees. With each generation, more squirrels with black fur survived long enough to pass on the gene for black fur to their offspring.
This response indicates a clear connection between the environmental change (increase in black trees) and the population change (survival and reproduction of black-furred squirrels), which aligns well with the principles of natural selection.