D | Question 36 1.67 pts Case study: Florida Panther Florida panther, our FIU ma

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D | Question 36 1.67 pts Case study: Florida Panther Florida panther, our FIU mascot, are a type of puma, Puma concolor, which is a large predatory cat that roams in ecosystems from Canada, through the US all the way to the southern tip of Argentina. Florida panthers used to live throughout the southeastern United States. However, due to habitat destruction and hunting, pumas in the US have disappeared east of Mississippi River.Only one small Eastern population remains, isolated in South Florida Conservationists are worried that the population size is too small, making it very unikely to evolve and adapt to changes in the environment. How is population size related to ability to adapt? There will be a lack of genetic varlation from which Natural Selection can act upon Small number of indivicuals results in mating events becoming more rare Thene are fewer chances that beneficial mutacions will appear in the population It is less likely that genes from other populations will migrate to this isolated population All of these can impuir the abiliy of a small pepulation to adapt to changes in the environment 3 4 5 6 8 O.

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1.Correct answer would be:There will be a lack of genetic variation from which Natural selection can act upon.

Reason:Small population lose genetic diversity as the members of the population breed with same /close relatives which results in no genetic variation.

2.Correct answer would be:Only a small number of panthers survive in their natural habitat in Florida.

Reason:Habitat destruction has confined panthers to remain in their natural habitat in Florida.

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