Please Use the Following Information to Answer the Question(s) Below

question 47

Multiple Choice

Please use the following information to answer the question(s) below.
You are studying three populations of birds. Population A has 10 birds, of which 1 is brown (a recessive trait) and 9 are red. Population B has 100 birds, of which 10 are brown. Population C has 30 birds, and 3 of them are brown.
-In which population would it be least likely that an accident would significantly alter the frequency of the brown allele?

• A) population A
• B) population B
• C) population C
• D) They are all the same.

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Definitions:

Energy Metabolism

The process by which living organisms produce energy, through the conversion of food into usable chemical energy.

Closed System

An entity that does not exchange energy with its surroundings. Compare with open system.

Noncompetitive Inhibition

The binding of a substance (the noncompetitive inhibitor) to a site other than the active site of an enzyme, thereby lowering the rate at which the enzyme catalyzes a reaction. Compare with competitive inhibition.

Catalysts

Compounds that accelerate the speed of chemical reactions without being used up during the reaction.