Multiple Choice
A disaster such as a meltdown in a nuclear power plant requires close examination of potential impacts on organisms. Which of the following would be useful to biologists in such a situation?
A) Use a molecular clock to compare of genes of a species that lives near the nuclear plant with those of the same species thousands of miles away.
B) Measure continental drift to determine if the disaster had accelerated movement of continents.
C) Use radiometric dating to determine if new species are forming.
D) Examine the mutation rate of species in the area.
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