Question
15. 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 seals passed on the gene for thick blubber to their offspring.
You cannot tell how the environment changed. With each generation, more seals passed on the gene for thick blubber to their offspring.
b
The water became colder. Seals with thick blubber are more likely to survive, so the seals with thin blubber changed to have thick blubber.
The water became colder. Seals with thick blubber are more likely to survive, so the seals with thin blubber changed to have thick blubber.
c
The water became colder. Seals with thick blubber are more likely to survive, so both kinds of seals passed on the gene for thick blubber to their offspring.
The water became colder. Seals with thick blubber are more likely to survive, so both kinds of seals passed on the gene for thick blubber to their offspring.
d
The water became colder. With each generation, more seals with thick blubber survived long enough to pass on the gene for thick blubber to their offspring.
Responses
a
You cannot tell how the environment changed. With each generation, more seals passed on the gene for thick blubber to their offspring.
You cannot tell how the environment changed. With each generation, more seals passed on the gene for thick blubber to their offspring.
b
The water became colder. Seals with thick blubber are more likely to survive, so the seals with thin blubber changed to have thick blubber.
The water became colder. Seals with thick blubber are more likely to survive, so the seals with thin blubber changed to have thick blubber.
c
The water became colder. Seals with thick blubber are more likely to survive, so both kinds of seals passed on the gene for thick blubber to their offspring.
The water became colder. Seals with thick blubber are more likely to survive, so both kinds of seals passed on the gene for thick blubber to their offspring.
d
The water became colder. With each generation, more seals with thick blubber survived long enough to pass on the gene for thick blubber to their offspring.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The best response to describe the changes in the environment and the population would be:
**d**
The water became colder. With each generation, more seals with thick blubber survived long enough to pass on the gene for thick blubber to their offspring.
This response accurately indicates that the colder water created a selective pressure favoring seals with thick blubber, which in turn led to a higher survival rate and reproduction of those seals.
**d**
The water became colder. With each generation, more seals with thick blubber survived long enough to pass on the gene for thick blubber to their offspring.
This response accurately indicates that the colder water created a selective pressure favoring seals with thick blubber, which in turn led to a higher survival rate and reproduction of those seals.