One Concern of Conservation Biologists Is That Endangered Species Will

question 22

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

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