A Species Has Evolved an Asexual Mode of Reproduction by Having

question 22

Multiple Choice

A species has evolved an asexual mode of reproduction by having offspring develop from unfertilized eggs. Which of the following will be true of this speciesʹ response to natural selection?

• A) There will be fewer deaths from natural selection because sexual recombination always leads to extinction.
• B) There will be less genetic variation from sexual recombination and a risk of not adapting quickly to environmental change.
• C) The species will increase in numbers because genetic variation is increased.
• D) The species will compensate for loss of genetic variation by hybridizing with other species.
• E) There will be more deaths from natural selection because there is no mutation.

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