Question

Daryl learns that millions of years ago, Earth's climate went through a

rapid change and experienced an ice age. This rapid climate change put a

lot of stress on the plant life of Earth. How would plant life most likely

react to this stress? *

Plants that adapted to the cooler conditions would survive and rapidly evolve into a

new species.

O All plant life would become extinct, and the new plants would evolve very slowly.

The plants would gradually change over time and produce new species.

All plants would evolve into new species and survive the climate change.

Answer 1

Plants that adapted to the cooler conditions would survive and rapidly evolve into a new species.

Step-by-step explanation:

The plants will react by evolving through natural selection.

The plant species that do not have the genes to adapt to the rapid change in climate would become extinct while those with adaptive genes will survive, reproduce, and contribute rapidly to the development of future generations.

In other words, natural selection selects for individuals with adaptive genes and ensures that such individuals reproduce more and give rise to future generations with the adaptive gene while individuals that are poorly adapted to the change in climate gradually fade off the population.

Hence, the plants that adapted to the cooler conditions would survive and rapidly evolve into new species.