Which of the following is most likely to increase the effective size of a population?

increasing the census population size and making the sex ratio less balanced
increasing the census population size and making mating more random (i. e., less local)
decreasing the census population size and making the sex ratio less balanced
making the sex ratio more balanced and making mating less random (i. e., more local)

Zoe decided to measure the hand length of each of her classmates. first she marked a line across each student's wrist and lined up a ruler from this mark to the top of the middle finger to measure the length. then she recorded the measurements in the table below. marla did this the same way for each classmate, and then zoe used this ruler to measure each straight line and record the data below. this data is invalid. what is the most likely reason why it is invalid? the ruler is marked in centimeters, but zoe recorded data in inches. the range of lengths is too wide, so zoe must have misread the ruler. marla’s complicated measuring procedure was overly confusing. marla could have been inconsistent while drawing outlines of fingers.

Creation of an unnaturally uniform sample to represent a diverse populationcan be avoided by: a. including only willing b. asking another scientist for .c. choosing only identical participants.d. selecting individuals at random.

9. technology can bring both good and bad things. building a vertical farm can increase food supplies in cities (good), but it may cause unemployment in rural areas (bad). give another example of both the good and bad sides of a technological advancement (5 noints)