If archaeans are more closely related to eukaryotes than to bacteria, then which of the following is a reasonable prediction?

The afrikaners are an example of a founder effect that occurs when a new colony is started by a few members of the original population and the random decrease in genetic variation is an example of

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.

Which of these serves as a reference for comparison during a scientific investigation? a)outcome variable (dependent variable) b) test variable (independent variable) c)control group d)hypothesis