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If the population of mice is reduced due to disease, their predators may experience a decrease in food supply, leading to potential population decline among them. Conversely, the population of plants and insects that mice prey on could see an increase, which may impact other species further down the food web.

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Does the genotypes and phenotypes are likely to occur at different frequencies in both the original and reduced population because of genetic drift?

Yes, genetic drift can cause changes in the frequency of genotypes and phenotypes in a population over time. In a small population experiencing genetic drift, certain genotypes and phenotypes may become more common by chance, while others may be lost. This can lead to differences in the distribution of traits between the original and reduced population.


When is genetic drift likely to occur?

Genetic drift is more likely to occur in small populations where chance plays a significant role in determining the frequency of alleles. It can also happen in isolated populations or during population bottlenecks where genetic diversity is reduced.


What must occur for a population to grow?

For a population to grow, the birth rate must exceed the death rate, there must be enough resources available to support the increase in population, and factors that limit growth such as disease or predation must be controlled.


What must occur for a population to decrease?

This could be anything, from earthquakes to migration to floods to disease, and so on, and so forth. In nature, population sizes naturally fluctuate even without such events, due to changes in the availability of resources, predation, and so on.


What chararestic within populations causes natural selection to occur?

Variation in traits within a population is what causes natural selection to occur. When individuals in a population exhibit different traits, those that are better suited to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce, passing on those advantageous traits to the next generation. This process leads to the gradual change of a population over time.

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