Imagine That a Population of Deer Living on an Island

Multiple Choice

Imagine that a population of deer living on an island without any predators was threatened with overpopulation, until wolves were imported. After a couple of years, there were fewer deer, but their average running speed and the length of their legs had increased. What process accounts for the change?

A) Natural selection
B) Genetic impossibility
C) Inheritance of acquired characteristics
D) Unfavorable mutations
E) Changes due to chance alone