Question
The following table provides data for a population of mammoths living in cold environments based on fossil and DNA evidence.
Characteristic Percent of Population Showing Trait by Generation
Generation 1 Generation 2 Generation 3
Fur thickness greater than 6 cm 15 25 35
Fur thickness less than 6 cm 85 75 65
Based on this data and your knowledge of natural selection, which explanation best explains the trends seen in the data?
(1 point)
Responses
Individuals with thick fur emmigrate from the population of mammoths.
Individuals with thick fur emmigrate from the population of mammoths.
Individuals will choose to mate with other individuals that have thick fur.
Individuals will choose to mate with other individuals that have thick fur.
This population is in equilibrium since allele frequencies are not changing.
This population is in equilibrium since allele frequencies are not changing.
Individuals with thicker fur had a survival advantage in the cold environment, allowing these individuals to reproduce more often and create more offspring.
Individuals with thicker fur had a survival advantage in the cold environment, allowing these individuals to reproduce more often and create more offspring.
Characteristic Percent of Population Showing Trait by Generation
Generation 1 Generation 2 Generation 3
Fur thickness greater than 6 cm 15 25 35
Fur thickness less than 6 cm 85 75 65
Based on this data and your knowledge of natural selection, which explanation best explains the trends seen in the data?
(1 point)
Responses
Individuals with thick fur emmigrate from the population of mammoths.
Individuals with thick fur emmigrate from the population of mammoths.
Individuals will choose to mate with other individuals that have thick fur.
Individuals will choose to mate with other individuals that have thick fur.
This population is in equilibrium since allele frequencies are not changing.
This population is in equilibrium since allele frequencies are not changing.
Individuals with thicker fur had a survival advantage in the cold environment, allowing these individuals to reproduce more often and create more offspring.
Individuals with thicker fur had a survival advantage in the cold environment, allowing these individuals to reproduce more often and create more offspring.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The best explanation for the trends seen in the data is:
**Individuals with thicker fur had a survival advantage in the cold environment, allowing these individuals to reproduce more often and create more offspring.**
This option aligns with the principles of natural selection, where individuals better adapted to their environment (in this case, those with thicker fur) are more likely to survive and reproduce, leading to an increase in the population percentage displaying that advantageous trait over generations.
**Individuals with thicker fur had a survival advantage in the cold environment, allowing these individuals to reproduce more often and create more offspring.**
This option aligns with the principles of natural selection, where individuals better adapted to their environment (in this case, those with thicker fur) are more likely to survive and reproduce, leading to an increase in the population percentage displaying that advantageous trait over generations.