Question

Numerous small populations of the California checkerspot butterfly rapidly went extinct after a single large population went extinct due to ecological succession in an unmanaged grassland habitat. This is evidence that the large and small populations were ___________.

Answer 1

The large and small populations were connected.

Step-by-step explanation:

Habitats can contain a large number of different species which constantly effect one another and the food chain with their numbers.

The situation given in the question where a single population going extinct affects other smaller populations and species is an example of that.

It can be said that this is an evidence that the large and small populations were connected in this environment.

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