A species has an increased chance of extinction when:

A. it has a short generation time

B. it is involved in general biological interaction

C. it has high levels of variation

D. it has a very low effective population size

E. it has a very expansive range

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14 April, 01:29

A species has an increased chance of extinction when:

A. it has a short generation time

B. it is involved in general biological interaction

C. it has high levels of variation

D. it has a very low effective population size

E. it has a very expansive range

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Noah Lam · Answer 1

Answer is D. It has a very low effective population size.

Explanation:

Extinction of an organism is the total wipe off of from the surface of the earth. This usually occur through uncontrollable human activities destroying organism natural habitat.

These activities include deforestation, hunting, burning of the forest among others.

A species has an increased chance of extinction when:A. it has a short generation timeB. it is involved in general biological interactionC. it has high levels of variationD. it has a very low effective population sizeE. it has a very expansive range

A species has an increased chance of extinction when:

A. it has a short generation time

B. it is involved in general biological interaction

C. it has high levels of variation

D. it has a very low effective population size

E. it has a very expansive range