Question
The top figure shows the beak depths of the 1976 finch population (red bars) before the drought, and the population after the drought (black bars).
The lower figure shows the beak depths of the offspring of the drought survivors in 1978.
What do these figures tell us?
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Responses
The finches that survived the drought (black bars in first graph) had offspring (red bars in second graph) with on average much larger beaks than their parents.
The finches that survived the drought (black bars in first graph) had offspring (red bars in second graph) with on average much larger beaks than their parents.
The size of the offspring population in 1978 is much larger than the initial 1976 population, before the drought.
The size of the offspring population in 1978 is much larger than the initial 1976 population, before the drought.
The offspring (red bars in second graph) had a smaller range of beak depths - from smallest to largest - than their parents (black bars).
The offspring (red bars in second graph) had a smaller range of beak depths - from smallest to largest - than their parents (black bars).
The average beak depth of the 1978 offspring population is larger than that of the original 1976 population.
The lower figure shows the beak depths of the offspring of the drought survivors in 1978.
What do these figures tell us?
(1 point)
Responses
The finches that survived the drought (black bars in first graph) had offspring (red bars in second graph) with on average much larger beaks than their parents.
The finches that survived the drought (black bars in first graph) had offspring (red bars in second graph) with on average much larger beaks than their parents.
The size of the offspring population in 1978 is much larger than the initial 1976 population, before the drought.
The size of the offspring population in 1978 is much larger than the initial 1976 population, before the drought.
The offspring (red bars in second graph) had a smaller range of beak depths - from smallest to largest - than their parents (black bars).
The offspring (red bars in second graph) had a smaller range of beak depths - from smallest to largest - than their parents (black bars).
The average beak depth of the 1978 offspring population is larger than that of the original 1976 population.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Based on the description you provided, the correct interpretation of the figures is:
**The finches that survived the drought (black bars in the first graph) had offspring (red bars in the second graph) with on average much larger beaks than their parents.**
This statement indicates that the survivors of the drought, which likely had traits (such as larger beak depth) that allowed them to survive in a changed environment, passed those traits onto their offspring, resulting in an increase in average beak depth in the 1978 offspring population compared to the original 1976 population.
**The finches that survived the drought (black bars in the first graph) had offspring (red bars in the second graph) with on average much larger beaks than their parents.**
This statement indicates that the survivors of the drought, which likely had traits (such as larger beak depth) that allowed them to survive in a changed environment, passed those traits onto their offspring, resulting in an increase in average beak depth in the 1978 offspring population compared to the original 1976 population.