A Population of Sparrows Is Relocated from Its Native Location

question 12

Multiple Choice

A population of sparrows is relocated from its native location at 50 meters above sea level to a new location 1500 meters above sea level. After a few weeks, the sparrows have acclimated to their new, lower oxygen environment. Would you expect the babies born after this time to go through their own acclimation period?

• A) No, because the changes induced by their parents' acclimation will be passed on to them.
• B) No, because the babies are born at 1500 meters, it is their native habitat and they will not need to acclimate.
• C) Yes, because the changes induced by their parents' acclimation will be not passed on to them.

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