Is higher tolerance to TTX in garter snakes expected to be advantageous in all environmen… Show more QUESTION 9 Is higher tolerance to TTX in garter snakes expected to be advantageous in all environments? A: No, because it comes at a cost (slower mobility). B: Yes, because it does not take any energy to produce it. QUESTION 10 Which of the following, if it had occurred, would have likely meant that myxoma virus in Australia would have remained more virulent than it ultimately became: A. the rabbit population crashed B. the rabbit population remained dense even after introduction of the virus C. transmission opportunities were reduced D. None of the above QUESTION 11 The thrifty phenotype hypothesis assumes that: A. over much of our evolutionary history the environment experienced by a fetus was predictive of the environment the individual would experience throughout life B. metabolism is plastic C. traits such as storing fat in the abdomen are adaptive under certain circumstances D. all of the above • Show less