The minimum viable population is the

A) smallest number of males needed to maintain a population.
B) number of organisms that can reproduce in a population.
C) number of organisms that can be spread over a fragmented habitat.
D) number of organisms produced by an inbred population.
E) smallest number of organisms capable of maintaining a population.


E

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