Question

Certain traits become more or less common in a population as a result of differential reproductive success. which of the following examples describes the condition most likely to change the frequency of a trait within a population? explain why.

F. a large coal mine has been closed and abandoned, thus providing a brown bat population with a new hibernation site.


G. the food availability for a population of brown bats is severely diminished when a drought reduces the number of mosquitoes


H. injured brown bats are taken to a rehabilitation centre where the animals can recover before they are released into the wild.


I. after a gestation period of 50 days, female brown bats give birth to healthy pups that remain with their mothers for three weeks.

Answer 1

For the answer to the qeustion above asking which of the following examples describes the condition most likely to change the frequency of a trait within a population? I think my answer would be G. the food availability for a population of brown bats is severely diminished when a drought reduces the number of mosquitoes because the bat population will change with no bugs.