Environmental factors can influence natural selection because they can increase or decrease
the number of chromosomes in an individual.
the number of chromosomes in a population.
the amount of genetic variation in an individual.
the amount of genetic variation in a population.

Answer is the amount of genetic variation in a population Natural selection gets impacted by environmental factors.

The environmental factors increase or decrease the quantum of genetic variation in a population. Genetic diversity increase due to sudden and permanent change in the gene or DNA. This change is called mutation. Decrease in genetic diversity may occur when a specific allele reduces the chances of individual with that trait to reproduce. Individual with decreased genetic variation often dies before producing offspring through reproduction.

step 1 ammonium can be absorbed by plants, but some is converted into nitrates which are better for plants to absorb. this is called nitrification. 2. step 2 the deer eats the plants and uses the nitrogen-containing proteins for cell growth. 3. step 3 bacteria in the soil conduct nitrogen fixation to convert nitrogen gas from the atmosphere into ammonium. 4. step 4 some of the nitrates are absorbed back into plants, but denitrification breaks down the nitrates into nitrogen gas released back into the atmosphere. 5. step 5 nitrogen is found in the urine, which gets broken down into ammonium through the process of ammonification. 6. step 6 plants absorb the ammonium and begin assimilation, the process to add the nitrogen to protein.