There are often not more than one or two independent variables tested in an experiment, otherwise it is difficult to determine the influence of each upon the final results. There may be several dependent variables, because manipulating the independent variable can influence many different things.
The population of the mice would most likely increase. This is because the number of predators of mice will decrease. Predators are those that feed on others, in this case mice. When predators decrease, the prey (which would be the mice) will be able to populate thus leading to an increase in population.
Answer:
b. the bottleneck effect.
Explanation:
The bottleneck effect occurs when a population's size is reduced for at least one generation. This will result in a very reduced genetic variation, which can lead to further adaptation problems.
The Founder effect has its similarities (in terms of the resulting reduced genetic pool) with the bottleneck effect, BUT it occurs when a new colony is started by a few members of the original population.
The Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium is a principle in population genetics that states that the genetic variation in a population will remain constant from one generation to the next IF certain conditions are present (no migration, aleatory mating, among others), so this is not the answer.
Genetic drift (refers to the change in the frequency of an existing gene variant in a population due to random sampling of organisms, so it is not the answer.
<span>The concentration of many people into the small area, for example, A city lowers the overall footprint of the population in the region.
Any pollution which results from people in a city can be isolated and treated more easily even than when people are being dispersed widely.
Many cities outlined suburbs to have a lower concentration of people because it can complicate public transport and provision of services. </span>
