Asked by hey

Emperor penguins breed on shelves of sea ice in the winter. By spring, the chicks have developed waterproof plumage and are ready to swim in the cold ocean waters. What effect might a warming climate have on the penguins? (1 point)

The chicks grow faster because of the warming temperature.

The sea ice melts before the chicks are ready to swim.

The sea ice freezes earlier in the winter, shifting the breeding schedule.

The sea ice melts later in the season, and the penguins have to travel farther to find food.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The sea ice melts before the chicks are ready to swim.

(Warming can reduce/earlier-melt the winter sea ice that emperor penguins rely on for breeding, leaving chicks without the ice platform before they develop waterproof plumage.)