Question

Consider two plant populations that exist in different types ofhabitats, one relatively wet for most of the year, and the otherone dry, and each habitat selects for different traits. Plants inthe wet environment are selected for improved tolerance to floodingconditions while plants in the drying habitat select for traits thereduce water loss. If gene flow occurred between these populationsbut most of the gene flow was from the dry to the wet populationwhat is the most likely prediction?

a)

		the population in the dry habitat will lose geneticvariation b)
		the population in the wet habitat will lose geneticvariation c)
		the population size in the dry habitat will be reduced d)
		the ability of the population in the wet environment to adapt tothe wet conditions would be reduced.