The Founder Effect Occurs When

question 13

Multiple Choice

The founder effect occurs when

• A) large groups of individuals leave their home population and establish new settlements, mating only among themselves.
• B) small groups of individuals leave their home population and establish new settlements, mating only among themselves.
• C) many members of a population die, resulting in a great loss of genetic diversity.
• D) many members of a population reproduce causing too much genetic diversity within the population.
• E) small groups of individuals leave their home population and join established settlements, and mating with natives.

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Definitions:

Cultural Variation

Differences in beliefs, behaviors, and practices among various groups or societies due to cultural factors.

Causal Events

Events that directly lead to the occurrence of another event, indicating a cause-and-effect relationship.

Complex Interactions

The multifaceted and reciprocal influences between different factors or entities, often leading to unpredictable outcomes.

Ripple Effect

The continuing and spreading results of an event or action, analogous to the ripples expanding across water when an object is dropped into it.