On Occasion, a Stressful Factor Such as Disease, Starvation, or Drought

question 8

Multiple Choice

On occasion, a stressful factor such as disease, starvation, or drought kills a large proportion of the individuals in a population, producing ____ that dramatically reduces the population size.

• A) natural selection
• B) artificial selection
• C) a lethal mutation
• D) a founder effect
• E) a population bottleneck

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Safes

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Functions As Money

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Authorized

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Precious Metals

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