Answer the following question given this paragraph: Population size is the number of individuals in a population. For example, a population of insects might consist of 100 individual insects, or many more. Population size influences the chances of a species surviving or going extinct. Generally, very small populations are at greatest risk of extinction. However, the size of a population may be less important than its density. Q: Population size influences the chances of a species surviving, with very small populations generally at greatest risk of what fate? Choices: - adaptation - accumulation - mutation - extinction A:
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extinction