In a large population of sea stars, half of the individuals possess the red allele and half possess the purple allele. A change in the genome has been introduced, and many of those with purple allele are dying. Therefore, the red allele has become more frequent over time. Which of the following requirements for the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium is not being met?

A

Explanation:

All mating must be totally random

A

Explanation:

All mating must be totally random!

answer: decrease

a limiting factor is the one which decrease the abundance, distribution and causes extinction of the population of species in a ecosystem. here, predators including hawks, owls and snakes are the limiting factor for the population of mexican free tailed bat.   although bats are nocturnal animals as they forge for food at night these predators also may remain active during night which can decrease the population of the mexican free-tailed bats. also, these bats eat only one type of insects that are moths. the food can also be a limiting factor as all 400 members are dependent upon same type of food needs that are moths. the decrease in the moth population can cause decrease in population size of the mexican free-tailed bats.

therefore, the scenarios will most likely to decrease the population size of the mexican free-tailed bats.