Question: During the fall reproductive season, the belly of a male brook trout becomes bright orange. The orange belly provides some camouflage and helps attract females. This trait evolved in brook trout because, compared to males with pale bellies, males with bright orange bellies are more likely to
Answer: fertilize eggs to produce offspring.
Hypothesis: brook trout developed bright orange bellies over time to help them reproduce
Supporting facts: sent1: sexual reproduction increases genetic diversity sent2: an example of adaptation is animals avoid eating organisms with bright color sent3: adaptation is when an organism develops a trait over time for survival sent4: genes are able to determine the inherited characteristics of a living thing sent5: camouflage can be used for hunting for prey / food sent6: brook trout have bright orange bellies sent7: attract a mate means find a mate sent8: an adaptation has a positive impact on an animal 's ability to reproduce sent9: camouflage is a kind of protection against predators / from predators / against consumers sent10: having a positive impact on reproduction increases the chance of reproduction sent11: offspring receive genes from their parents through inheritence / dna / sexual reproduction sent12: an animal requires a mate to fertilize an egg sent13: reproduction is when an organism passes genetic information from itself to its offspring sent14: a homozygous recessive organism contains only recessive genes sent15: having an orange belly is a kind of coloration sent16: sexual reproduction produces offspring with genetic material from both parents / cells with genetic material from both parent cells sent17: reproductive behavior is an inherited characteristic sent18: if something can be used for a process then that something can have a positive impact on that process sent19: if both recessive genes are present , then the recessive trait will be visible / expressed sent20: adaptations are used for survival sent21: two females cannot usually reproduce with each other sent22: behavioral adaptation has a positive impact on the population / the survival / the reproduction of a species / of individual organisms sent23: coloration is used to find a mate by some animals sent24: adaptation has a positive impact on the population / the survival / the reproduction of a species / of individual organisms sent25: animals require fertilization to reproduce
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] an animal requires a mate to fertilize an egg [AND] coloration is used to find a mate by some animals [INFER] int1: coloration can can be used by an animal find a mate to fertilize an egg [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] if something can be used for a process then that something can have a positive impact on that process [INFER] int2: coloration can have a positive impact on an animal's ability to fertilize an egg [BECAUSE] int2 [AND] animals require fertilization to reproduce [INFER] int3: coloration can have a positive impact on an animal's ability to reproduce [BECAUSE] int3 [AND] an adaptation has a positive impact on an animal 's ability to reproduce [INFER] int4: coloration is an adaptation for reproduction for animals [BECAUSE] having an orange belly is a kind of coloration [AND] brook trout have bright orange bellies [INFER] int5: brook trout have a bright orange coloration on their bellies [BECAUSE] int4 [AND] int5 [INFER] int6: bright orange bellies are an adaptation for reproduction for brook trout [BECAUSE] int6 [AND] adaptation is when an organism develops a trait over time for survival [INFER] int7: brook trout developed bright orange bellies over time to help them reproduce