Generation Number of purple flowers Number of white flowers 1 705 224 2 792 189 3 834 102 4 889 84 5 938 21 6 952 0 Ralph wanted to breed a pea plant that produced only purple flowers. He continued to breed purple-flower producing pea plants together over six generations. The results of Ralph's artificial selection are shown above. What did artificial selection do to the population of pea plants? A. caused a new species of pea plant to form B. increased its genetic diversity C. decreased its genetic diversity D. caused a pea plant to exhibit a new characteristic
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The correct option is c)decreased its genetic diversity
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- Genetic diversity refers to the variations which can be found in members of a species.
- Genetic diversity allows a species to be better adapted to survive.
- The lesser the genetic diversity, the more are the chances for a species to become endangered or extinct.
- In the above example, as Ralph started breeding only the purple flowers, the white flowered pea plant started to decrease and a completely end by the last breeding.
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the answer is c
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