Imagine That a Population of Deer Living on an Island

question 47

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

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