An example of ______ is when a single plant seed is carried by the wind to a remote island where it initiates a new population.
A)nonrandom mating
B)natural selection
C)fitness
D)the founder effect
E)the bottleneck effect

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The founder effect occurs when a small group of individuals becomes isolated from a larger population and establishes a new population with a different gene pool. In this case, the single plant seed starting a new population on a remote island is an example of the founder effect.

An Example of ______ Is When a Single Plant Seed