Question: A fox gave birth to an offspring that had a better sense of hearing than most foxes. How could this small change most likely result in descendants that are different from the original fox?
Answer: Over time, descendants of this fox may hear and hunt prey better than other foxes.
Hypothesis: the decendants of an animal with better hearing will also have better hearing
Supporting facts: sent1: if an organism passes on its traits then future generations will have those traits sent2: skills are learned characteristics / behaviors sent3: the increase of something required by an organism has a positive impact on that organism 's survival sent4: sound of voice is an inherited characteristic sent5: if a living thing must do something to survive, then doing that something better has a positive impact on that living thing's survival sent6: an organism 's environment affects that organism 's acquired characteristics sent7: adaptations are used for survival sent8: inheriting is when an inherited characteristic is passed from parent to offspring by genetics / dna sent9: as the ability of a living thing to survive / to reproduce increases , the likelihood of passing on its traits to its decendents will increase sent10: as the number of offspring an animal has increases , the number of offspring surviving will increase sent11: animals require food for survival sent12: the senses are used for making observations sent13: sound can be used for communication by animals sent14: an animal is a kind of living thing sent15: echolocation is when some animals detect objects by hearing echoes by emitting sound sent16: senses are passed down from parent to offspring sent17: hunting is a kind of method for obtaining food sent18: animals with traits that positively impact their survival have a greater ability to survive / reproduce sent19: finding something requires sensing that something sent20: positively impacting an organism 's survival increases the likelihood of survival of that organism sent21: hunting requires sensing prey sent22: adaptation has a positive impact on the population / the survival / the reproduction of a species / of individual organisms sent23: sense is used for obtaining information about one 's environment sent24: hearing is used for sensing sound by animals sent25: having a positive impact on reproduction increases the chance of reproduction
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] animals require food for survival [AND] hunting is a kind of method for obtaining food [INFER] int1: some animals must hunt to survive [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] hunting requires sensing prey [INFER] int2: some animals must sense prey to survive [BECAUSE] an animal is a kind of living thing [AND] if a living thing must do something to survive, then doing that something better has a positive impact on that living thing's survival [INFER] int3: if an animal must do something to survive, then doing that something better has a positive impact on that animal's survival [BECAUSE] int2 [AND] int3 [INFER] int4: better senses have a positive impact on an animal 's survival [BECAUSE] int4 [AND] hearing is used for sensing sound by animals [INFER] int5: better hearing has a positive impact on an animal's survival [BECAUSE] senses are passed down from parent to offspring [AND] inheriting is when an inherited characteristic is passed from parent to offspring by genetics / dna [INFER] int6: senses are an inherited characteristic [BECAUSE] int6 [AND] hearing is used for sensing sound by animals [INFER] int7: hearing is an inherited characteristic [BECAUSE] int5 [AND] int7 [INFER] int8: better hearing is an inherited characteristic that has a positive impact on an animal's survival [BECAUSE] animals with traits that positively impact their survival have a greater ability to survive / reproduce [AND] as the ability of a living thing to survive / to reproduce increases , the likelihood of passing on its traits to its decendents will increase [INFER] int9: the decendants of an animal with traits that positively impacted their survival will also have traits that positivley impact their survival [BECAUSE] int8 [AND] int9 [INFER] int10: the decendants of an animal with better hearing will also have better hearing