Question

40In paragraph 2, the sentence "But this is not what happened" most likely refers to the fact thatA large gametes provide more nutrition for a developing offspring.B size determines whether or not a gamete will survive.C natural selection has played no role in determining the size of gametes.D scientific evidence shows that all gametes used to be the same size. E contrary to a certain logical expectation, both small gametes and large gametes exist.

Answer 1

Resposta E

No texto: “One theory suggests that before females or males existed, all gametes were the same type and size. What size? A larger gamete offers more nutrition to a developing offspring, assuring a higher chance of survival. Natural selection would thus favor all bgametes to be large. But this is not what happened.”