One Characteristic That Distinguishes a Population in an Extinction Vortex

question 52

Multiple Choice

One characteristic that distinguishes a population in an extinction vortex from most other populations is that

• A) its habitat is fragmented.
• B) it is a rare, top-level predator.
• C) its effective population size is much lower than its total population size.
• D) its genetic diversity is very low.
• E) it is not well adapted to edge conditions.

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