You Observe Several Populations of a Species of Wildflower in Your

question 61

Multiple Choice

You observe several populations of a species of wildflower in your county. Even though the climate is nearly identical in all three places, each population has distinct traits. What's the most likely cause of change when habitat is similar?

• A) a chance event in each population as the original population spread
• B) founder effect in each population as the original population spread
• C) sexual selection acting on each population
• D) independent mutations arising in each population

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