Scientists Varied the Effective Population Size of a Wildflower in a Natural

question 51

Multiple Choice

Scientists varied the effective population size of a wildflower in a natural setting.After several generations, they found that populations with lower effective population sizes had lower rates of germination and survival because of inbreeding depression.This suggests that a low effective population size might eventually lead to

• A) higher population growth.
• B) extinction.
• C) less inbreeding.
• D) lower fluctuations in population size.
• E) greater genetic diversity.

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