Which statement about subpopulations within metapopulations is false?
A) Compared to larger subpopulations,smaller subpopulations have a greater risk of going extinct due to environmental disturbances.
B) Compared to larger subpopulations,smaller subpopulations have a greater risk of going extinct because of chance factors.
C) Dispersal between subpopulations can increase the length of time during which a metapopulation can persist.
D) If the patch habitat is favorable,extinction of a small subpopulation is highly unlikely.
E) A subpopulation that exchanges migrants is an open system.

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This statement is false since even in patch habitats that are favorable, small subpopulations still have a risk of extinction due to various factors such as genetic drift, demographic stochasticity, and inbreeding depression.

Which Statement About Subpopulations Within Metapopulations Is False