Multiple Choice QuestionWhich of the following is the correct definition of the equilibrium theory of island biogeography?Multiple choice question.Gradual changes in gene frequencies occur due to random events.Different gene types will be distributed in the same ratio in offspring as they occur in parents.Diversity in isolated habitats depends on rates of colonization and extinction.Two species interact with each other and one species benefits while the other remains unaffected.

The idea that diversity in isolated habitats depends on rates of colonization and extinction is part of the equilibrium theory of what biogeography.

Genetic drift is Blank______.Multiple choice question.gradual changes in gene frequency due to random eventsa loss of genetic diversity due to a catastrophic event where few members of a species survivethe maintenance of gene frequencies between generationsthe theory that smaller islands tend to have fewer species

Replication through reproduction, traits variations, and selection are the phenomena that result in Blank______.Multiple choice question.ecosystem disturbancesregime shiftsevolution

When a species from a mainland population colonizes an isolated island, and, over time, evolves and diversifies into multiple new species due to the new conditions on the island, this process is calledMultiple choice question.homologous recombination.Wallace's paradox.adaptive radiation.coevolution.

A ______ consists of interacting populations of organisms.Multiple choice question.biogeochemical cycle.habitatnichecommunity