Question

A very small population of a species faces a greater threat of extinction than a larger population. Provide a suitable genetics explantation

Answer 1

If a particular species have lesser number of individuals compared to the others, that result in extensive inbreeding among them.

This put a limit to the emergence of such species and is eventually disadvantageous for the particular species, especially if changes in the environment are observed.

As the species fail to cope up with the changes in the environment, they may become extinct.

Answer 2

Answer:

Smaller populations are atgreater threat of extinction as compared to large species. This is because less number of individual in smaller population imparts lesser changes in production of genetic variations.

Explanation:

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