Question
Why did 40% of the human population evolve to tolerate lactose?(1 point)
Responses
People who have an intolerance experience physical pain, so a tolerance evolved to avoid that.
People who have an intolerance experience physical pain, so a tolerance evolved to avoid that.
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.
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.
Babies rely on milk to survive, so they need to be able to tolerate lactose
Responses
People who have an intolerance experience physical pain, so a tolerance evolved to avoid that.
People who have an intolerance experience physical pain, so a tolerance evolved to avoid that.
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.
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.
Babies rely on milk to survive, so they need to be able to tolerate lactose
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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.**
Lactose tolerance is thought to have evolved in populations that domesticated dairy animals and relied on milk as a significant food source. Those who could digest lactose had nutritional benefits that contributed to their survival and reproductive success.
**Within cultures that rely on milk-producing animals, individuals who tolerated lactose had a survival advantage.**
Lactose tolerance is thought to have evolved in populations that domesticated dairy animals and relied on milk as a significant food source. Those who could digest lactose had nutritional benefits that contributed to their survival and reproductive success.