Imagine That a Population of Deer Living on an Island

question 82

Multiple Choice

Imagine that a population of deer living on an island without any predators was threatened with overpopulation, until wolves were imported. After a couple of years, there were fewer deer, but their average running speed and the length of their legs had increased. What process accounts for the change?

• A) Genetic impossibility
• B) Unfavorable mutations
• C) Natural selection
• D) Changes due to chance alone
• E) Inheritance of acquired characteristics

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