Multiple Choice
Which of the following strategies would most rapidly increase the genetic diversity of a population in an extinction vortex?
A) Establish a reserve that protects the population's habitat from any external pressures.
B) Introduce new individuals transported from other populations of the same species.
C) Sterilize the least fit individuals in the population,so that they cannot reproduce.
D) Control populations of the endangered population's predators and competitors.
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