Which of the Following Statements Is Correct

question 133

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is correct?

• A) When a line slopes downwards moving to the right, the variable measured on the x-axis and the variable measured on the y-axis are directly related.
• B) When a line slopes upwards moving to the right, the variable measured on the x-axis and the variable measured on the y-axis are directly related.
• C) The higher the temperature, the more ice cream people consume. Thus the temperature and ice cream consumption are inversely related.
• D) If two variables are directly related, a graph of the two variables has a negative slope.
• E) None of the above statements is correct.

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Definitions:

DNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid, the molecule that carries genetic information in living organisms and some viruses.

Linnaeus's Classificatory System

A system developed by Carl Linnaeus for categorizing and naming organisms using a hierarchical structure of kingdoms, classes, orders, families, genera, and species.

Founder Effects

A particular form of genetic drift deriving from a small founding population not possessing all the alleles present in the original population.

Genetic Drift

A mechanism of evolution involving random changes in the frequency of alleles within a population over time.