Asmall number of finches are removed randomly from the wild and placed in a protected bird area. they are given as much food as they need and have plenty of space. why would natural selection not occur in this population? a. there is no reason for genetic mutation to occur. b. the birds compete for limited resources, c. the population has not reached carrying capacity. d. there is no genetic variation in the finches.

Option A,  There is no reason for genetic mutation to occur

Explanation:

As per the theory of natural selection a) species compete for limited resources  and b)  the one with favorable trait/characteristics reproduce successfully  to produce variation in a given set of population.

Here in this case, there is no resource crunches and thus no competition among the finches. Also under the favorable conditions, there is no requirement of  finches to evolve by sexual reproduction to better adapt to the new protected area.

Hence, option A is the correct answer

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