If you wanted to present evidence that red panda populations were becoming less diverse over time, which choice correctly identifies the independent and dependent variables you would choose to use in your graph?

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Independent = Generation and Dependent = Acres of Deforested Land
Independent = Generation and Dependent = Acres of Deforested Land

Independent = Generation and Dependent = Nucleotide Diversity
Independent = Generation and Dependent = Nucleotide Diversity

Independent = Nucleotide Diversity and Dependent = Generation
Independent = Nucleotide Diversity and Dependent = Generation

Independent = Acres of Deforested Land and Dependent = Generation

Answer 1

To present evidence that red panda populations were becoming less diverse over time, you would want to measure how diversity changes in relation to the number of generations.

In this case, the correct identification of independent and dependent variables would be:

Independent = Generation and Dependent = Nucleotide Diversity

This choice indicates that you are examining how nucleotide diversity (which reflects genetic diversity) changes across different generations of red pandas.