Question

You observe several populations of a species of wildflower in your county. even though the climate is nearly identical in all three places, each population has distinct traits. what's the most likely cause of change when habitat is similar?

Answer 1

The most likely cause of change in a plant population when the habitat is similar is the FOUNDER EFFECT in each population as the original population grow and spread. In population genetics, founder effect is defined as the loss of genetic variation that occur when a new population is established by a very small number of individuals from a larger population.