Question

after a bottleneck event, the population of rabbits in an area has significantly decreased. a decade later, the population of the rabbits has grown to its original numbers. use the answer choices to make a correct statement. (1 point) they are to survive environmental changes because

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the context of a bottleneck event (a sharp population reduction) and subsequent recovery.

Step 1: Understand the Bottleneck Effect

A bottleneck event reduces genetic diversity, but if the population recovers to original numbers, it implies the species has resilience.

Step 2: Relate to Survival of Environmental Changes

After the bottleneck, the rabbits recovered, so they are more likely to survive environmental changes (or "better able") because their population rebounded, showing adaptability or sufficient genetic variation (or "the population recovered, indicating resilience to the bottleneck’s impact").

Assuming typical answer choices (e.g., "more likely" + "their population recovered, showing they can rebound after stress"), the correct statement is:

They are \(\boldsymbol{\text{more likely}}\) to survive environmental changes because \(\boldsymbol{\text{the population recovered, demonstrating resilience to the bottleneck event}}\) (or similar reasoning about rebound/adaptation).

Answer:

To solve this, we analyze the context of a bottleneck event (a sharp population reduction) and subsequent recovery.

Step 1: Understand the Bottleneck Effect

A bottleneck event reduces genetic diversity, but if the population recovers to original numbers, it implies the species has resilience.

Step 2: Relate to Survival of Environmental Changes

After the bottleneck, the rabbits recovered, so they are more likely to survive environmental changes (or "better able") because their population rebounded, showing adaptability or sufficient genetic variation (or "the population recovered, indicating resilience to the bottleneck’s impact").

Assuming typical answer choices (e.g., "more likely" + "their population recovered, showing they can rebound after stress"), the correct statement is:

They are \(\boldsymbol{\text{more likely}}\) to survive environmental changes because \(\boldsymbol{\text{the population recovered, demonstrating resilience to the bottleneck event}}\) (or similar reasoning about rebound/adaptation).