Question

complete the following table
is the reason why more of
tyrones cubs survived was:
would the offspring of tyrones cubs inherit characteristics that increased their chances of surviving to adulthood?
explain why or why not.
tyrone had heritable
characteristics that increased
resistance to infections, and
many of his cubs inherited
these characteristics.
8.
tyrone happened to live near
a farmer whose children liked
watching lion cubs, so for ten
years the farmer put out meat
with antibiotics for tyrones
cubs.
9.

Explanation:

For Question 8:

The survival advantage comes from heritable traits that boost infection resistance. Since these traits are passed genetically from Tyrone to his cubs, the cubs will inherit them, and these traits will also help the cubs' offspring survive better by reducing infection risk.

For Question 9:

The survival advantage here comes from external, non-heritable support (antibiotic-laced meat from the farmer). This is an environmental factor, not a genetic trait, so it cannot be passed down to Tyrone's cubs' offspring. Without this external help, the offspring will not have an increased survival chance related to this factor.

Answer:

1. Yes, the offspring would inherit survival-boosting characteristics. The infection resistance traits are heritable, so they will be passed from Tyrone's cubs to their own offspring, increasing the new offspring's chance of surviving to adulthood.
2. No, the offspring would not inherit survival-boosting characteristics from this scenario. The increased survival of Tyrone's cubs came from external antibiotic support, not a heritable genetic trait, so this advantage cannot be passed to the next generation.