Based on What You Have Read About Metapopulation Dynamics in Edith's

Based on what you have read about metapopulation dynamics in Edith's checkerspot butterflies,which statement is most likely to be true?

A) Large subpopulations are more likely to go extinct than smaller ones.
B) Patches near occupied patches can be colonized more readily than ones farther away.
C) Once extinct,a subpopulation can never be reestablished.
D) The butterfly flourishes during severe droughts.
E) The BD model captures the population dynamics of Edith's checkerspot butterflies better than the BIDE model.