Imagine a population of monkeys in South America whose habitat has been reduced to the point where only 20 individuals survive. This is an example of
A) a population bottleneck.
B) the founder effect.
C) natural selection.
D) sexual selection.
E) genetic drift.

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A population bottleneck occurs when a population's size is significantly reduced for at least one generation, leading to a loss of genetic diversity. In this scenario, the monkey population has been reduced to only 20 individuals, which is characteristic of a bottleneck event.

Imagine a Population of Monkeys in South America Whose Habitat