A population of turtles lives on the coast of a small island. A hurricane strikes the island, and many turtles in this population do not survive. Which sentence describes what will likely happen to the gene pool of this population?

a.) It will experience a genetic bottleneck.

b.) It will undergo the founder effect.

c.) It will increase due to inbreeding.

d.) It will remain constant over time due to chance.

a.) It will experience a genetic bottleneck.

Explanation:

A bottleneck is a form of genetic drift following a dramatic decrease in a population.

the correct answer is: b. pantala flavescens, because these organisms would have a high level of genetic variation due to sexual reproduction.  

because involves two organisms (parents) whose genetic material combines, sexual reproduction leads to genetic variation in new generations of offspring. the offspring is an unique organism, with new genome, more protected with the higher ability to adapted. this process is fundamental to evolution.