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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Responses

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

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

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

Independent = Generation and Dependent = Acres of Deforested Land

Answer 1

To present evidence that red panda populations were becoming less diverse over time, you want to show how diversity changes across different generations.

The correct identification of independent and dependent variables would be:

Independent = Generation and Dependent = Nucleotide Diversity

This means you would look at how nucleotide diversity (a measure of genetic diversity) changes as you examine different generations of red pandas.

So the best choice is:

Independent = Generation and Dependent = Nucleotide Diversity