Which One of the Following Statements About Captive Breeding Is

question 6

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following statements about captive breeding is false?

• A)Biomagnification of the pollutant DDT in peregrine falcons and a decline in their populations lead to the first successful,large-scale captive breeding program.
• B)Captive breeding is sometimes a part of efforts to restore ecosystems to a balanced,functional state.
• C)Inbreeding can be a major problem facing captive breeding programs.
• D)Despite major efforts to restore California condor populations in the western U.S. ,the program has had limited success because of reduced genetic heterogeneity.
• E)Captive breeding is a viable strategy whenever very few individuals of a species remain in the wild.

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