Conservation biologists are often concerned that when the population size of an endangered species becomes too small it is at risk of extinction.What is the basis of their concern?
A) They can no longer evolve.
B) Their rate of breeding will decline.
C) They may be more susceptible to changes in the environment or disease.
D) They are at risk of sympatric isolation.
E) They are at risk of developing prezygotic barriers to reproduction.

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Species with very few individuals remaining alive can be easily made extinct by crises which kill the few individuals due to their geographic concentration or their lack of genetic diversity.

Conservation Biologists Are Often Concerned That When the Population Size