Geographical Isolation would most likely result in this population becoming a New species.
Answer:
a. Species A survived because of its widespread range including some areas that were not as affected by mass extinction.
Explanation:
The species distribution might confer extinction resistance during massive extinction events. One of the most important reasons for a species -or any other taxonomic group- to survive massive extinction is its wide distribution area.
The broad geographical range of a group -as Species A in the example- enhances the survival chances during mass extinctions. When the event occurs, it severely affects most individuals of a certain area. If the species is restricted to that area, then the species will probably disappear, no matter the number of individuals living there.
But if the species is widely distributed, there are more survival chances. The extinction event will only affect a few regions, but not all of them, meaning that some of the individuals of the species will be able to survive.
Probably as only a few individuals of species A got to survive, they must have suffered the effects of genetic drift after the disaster, causing a reduction in genetic variability.
What is the final destination of the electrons? The electrons in the electron transport chain come from NADH and FADH2. The final destination of the electrons is to combine with hydrogen ions and oxygen to form water.
