Which is an example of the bottleneck effect?

A) Green beetles move to a new location and build a new colony there.

B) Green beetles survive as birds don't see them, whereas brown beetles get detected.

C) Insecticide spraying eliminates all but a few of the beetles on an island.

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Tripp Johnson

15 May, 00:25

Which is an example of the bottleneck effect?

A) Green beetles move to a new location and build a new colony there.

B) Green beetles survive as birds don't see them, whereas brown beetles get detected.

C) Insecticide spraying eliminates all but a few of the beetles on an island.

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Emanuel Miles · Answer 1

C) If we spray insecticide, only those who are resistant to the insecticide will survive.

That is what the bottleneck effect entails - a sharp reduction in the population and the survival of only a few.

Which is an example of the bottleneck effect?A) Green beetles move to a new location and build a new colony there.B) Green beetles survive as birds don't see them, whereas brown beetles get detected.C) Insecticide spraying eliminates all but a few of the beetles on an island.

Which is an example of the bottleneck effect?

A) Green beetles move to a new location and build a new colony there.

B) Green beetles survive as birds don't see them, whereas brown beetles get detected.

C) Insecticide spraying eliminates all but a few of the beetles on an island.