Long-Term Studies of Belding's Ground Squirrels Show That Individuals Are

question 51

Multiple Choice

Long-term studies of Belding's ground squirrels show that individuals are known to emigrate up to 2 kilometers from where they are born. Over time, immigrants comprise up to 8% of individuals in the new population. Which of the following answers describes an evolutionary benefit from immigration among populations?

• A) These immigrants coming into the new populations make up for the deaths of individuals, keeping the populations' size stable.
• B) These immigrants provide a source of genetic diversity for the receiving populations.
• C) Those individuals that emigrate to these new populations are looking for less crowded conditions with more resources.
• D) Gradually, the populations of ground squirrels will move from a clumped to a uniform population pattern of dispersion.

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