One Concern of Conservation Biologists Is That Endangered Species Will

question 6

Multiple Choice

One concern of conservation biologists is that endangered species will have low genetic diversity due to a small population size.Why is this a concern?

• A)Because individuals in small populations acquire mutations more slowly than those in large populations
• B)Because sexual selection is stronger in small populations
• C)Because if the environment changes, individuals will not be able to change their alleles and survive
• D)Because if a disease occurs in the population there may not be organisms with resistant alleles
• E)Because allele frequencies are lower in smaller populations

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