2)Which of the following describe examples where the mechanism of evolution was genetic drift? Choose all that apply a)A rock slide kills some of the lizards in a desert population b)Drought conditions cause trees that do not have sufficiently deep root systems to die off c)A group of squirrels float on a raft of debris from northern Missouri to southern Arkansas during a major flood on the Mississippi River d)A few ground squirrels use a fallen log to cross a river that divides two populations e)Lava flowing from a volcanic eruption in Hawaii separates a population of fish into two newly-formed bays

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2)Which of the following describe examples where the mechanism of evolution was genetic drift?

Choose all that apply

a)A rock slide kills some of the lizards in a desert population

b)Drought conditions cause trees that do not have sufficiently deep root systems to die off

c)A group of squirrels float on a raft of debris from northern Missouri to southern Arkansas during a major flood on the Mississippi River

d)A few ground squirrels use a fallen log to cross a river that divides two populations

e)Lava flowing from a volcanic eruption in Hawaii separates a population of fish into two newly-formed bays

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