Which of the Following Is Most Likely to Occur If

question 59

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is most likely to occur if a parasite accidentally introduced into the Great Lakes kills 95% of all living organisms living in the lakes?

• A) hybridization
• B) mass extinction of the surviving organisms
• C) allopatric speciation in the surviving organisms
• D) adaptive radiation of the surviving populations
• E) evolution of surviving organism

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