One Characteristic That Distinguishes a Population in an Extinction Vortex

question 57

Multiple Choice

One characteristic that distinguishes a population in an extinction vortex from most other populations is that

• A)it is a population of a rare,top-level predator species.
• B)it is effective population is less than total population.
• C)it is a small population with a loss of genetic diversity.
• D)it is not well adapted to edge-fragment conditions.

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