Question
Why did 40% of the human population evolve to tolerate lactose?(1 point)
Responses
Babies rely on milk to survive, so they need to be able to tolerate lactose.
Babies rely on milk to survive, so they need to be able to tolerate lactose.
Within cultures that rely on milk-producing animals, individuals who tolerated lactose had a survival advantage.
Within cultures that rely on milk-producing animals, individuals who tolerated lactose had a survival advantage.
Lactose tolerance allows people to enjoy a wide variety of food, including milk, butter, ice cream, and cheese.
Lactose tolerance allows people to enjoy a wide variety of food, including milk, butter, ice cream, and cheese.
People who have an intolerance experience physical pain, so a tolerance evolved to avoid that.
Responses
Babies rely on milk to survive, so they need to be able to tolerate lactose.
Babies rely on milk to survive, so they need to be able to tolerate lactose.
Within cultures that rely on milk-producing animals, individuals who tolerated lactose had a survival advantage.
Within cultures that rely on milk-producing animals, individuals who tolerated lactose had a survival advantage.
Lactose tolerance allows people to enjoy a wide variety of food, including milk, butter, ice cream, and cheese.
Lactose tolerance allows people to enjoy a wide variety of food, including milk, butter, ice cream, and cheese.
People who have an intolerance experience physical pain, so a tolerance evolved to avoid that.
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GPT-4o mini
The correct response is:
**Within cultures that rely on milk-producing animals, individuals who tolerated lactose had a survival advantage.**
This statement reflects the evolutionary adaptation known as lactose tolerance, which developed in certain human populations that domesticated milk-producing animals. Individuals in these cultures who could digest lactose from milk had better access to nutrition, especially in environments where other food sources were scarce, leading to a survival advantage.
**Within cultures that rely on milk-producing animals, individuals who tolerated lactose had a survival advantage.**
This statement reflects the evolutionary adaptation known as lactose tolerance, which developed in certain human populations that domesticated milk-producing animals. Individuals in these cultures who could digest lactose from milk had better access to nutrition, especially in environments where other food sources were scarce, leading to a survival advantage.