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?


A:
extinction