Question

What would most likely happen to a population of plants if their environment experiences long-term climate change that results in a much hotter and drier environment? a. The plants would increase the number of seeds they make to improve their chances of reproducing. b. Individual plants would work hard to grow longer roots and thicker leaves. c. The plants that gather and store water most efficiently would survive to pass on those traits. d. All of the plants would die off before producing offspring.

Answer 1

This must be approached carefully as each species has different needs and requirements, not necessarily a warmer environment is detrimental or positive, nonetheless, organisms are always in constant adaptation, so those plants with a better capacity for adaptation and a wide pool of variation will survive, like is the case mentioned in option C, that is the correct answer.