When scientists study organisms in nature (i. e. outside of the laboratory), carefully controlled experimentation is not always possible. In a case involving mating behavior of birds, data might be gathered by

In which situations is the principle of cross-cutting relationship useful in determining relative age?

What are the two causes of density in deep current waters? a. salinity (how much salt) of the water and high temperaturesb. salinity (how much salt) of the water and low temperatures c. oxygen content of the water and high temperatures. d. oxygen content of the water and low temperatures

Which of the following factors would not contribute to allopatric speciation? a) a population becomes geographically isolated from the parent population.b) the separated population is small, and genetic drift occurs.c) the isolated population is exposed to different selection pressures than the ancestral population.d) different mutations begin to distinguish the gene pools of the separated populations.e) gene flow between the two populations is extensive.