Question

Why did 40% of the human population evolve to tolerate lactose?(1 point)
Responses

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.
People who have an intolerance experience physical pain, so a tolerance evolved to avoid that.

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.

Answer 1

Within cultures that rely on milk-producing animals, individuals who tolerated lactose had a survival advantage.