Question

4.


The white cattail is a hybrid species of plant that is a result of the cross between the


broad-leaved cattail and the narrow-leaved cattail. Over time, the white cattail has


established itself in the wetlands of Midwestern states.


Which of these explains the success of the white cattail?


de advantageous characteristics to the hybrid

Answer 1

The question is incomplete as it does not have the option which are:

• Favorable genes from parental generations provide advantageous characteristics to the hybrid species.
• Hybridization produces offspring traits that allow different species to survive in extreme environments.
• Inherited traits passed on from parental generations make hybrid species more susceptible to disease.
• Hybrid species display more adaptation due to their reduced genetic diversity

Answer:

Favorable genes from parental generations provide advantageous characteristics to the hybrid species.

Explanation:

The white cattail is the plants which grow in the wetlands that are they are adapted to grow in the wetlands. The white cattail species in nature is the result of natural hybridization that is mixing of the genes of two different species of the same genus.

The white cattail can when grown in the Midwestern states well adapted to grow in that area and the reason for this could be accounted that the genes from the parental plants provided many advantages to the newly formed hybrid species.

Thus, the selected option is correct.