When a Small Subset of a Larger Population Gets Separated

question 39

Multiple Choice

When a small subset of a larger population gets separated into a different environment from the main population, which of the following is likely to occur

• A) The new small population will have a different set of traits and may experience different environmental conditions than the larger one and so will evolve differently.
• B) The new small population will eventually regain all the traits of the original large population by natural selection.
• C) Since the original population will always be better adapted, the new population is likely to die off.
• D) Since the new population will eventually be better adapted as a result of experiencing a new environment, they will eventually overtake the original population.
• E) Nothing will happen since the new, isolated population is unlikely to survive.

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