Amarine scientist observes that fish are found at higher concentrations closer to the coast of california than farther out in the pacific ocean. she concludes the fish populations are always large close to the coasts throughout all oceans. why is this an invalid scientific conclusion?
a. she needs less data to draw conclusions.
b. scientists should repeat this experiment at different sites to draw conclusions.
c. scientists require laboratory-based experiments to draw conclusions.
d. scientists always need long-term observations to draw conclusions.

Option B

Explanation:

When ever a scientific research or experiment is conducted , it is made sure that the results obtained are consistent through multiple trials. Here , only two trials are done i.e one on coast of California and the other on the Pacific Ocean.

Since the number of samples taken for this study are not as per the standard sample guidelines and hence the result obtained can not be considered as a acceptable.

Thus, option B is correct

1) gene flow

- it is described as the transfer of genes from one population to another population so that frequency of gene is increased.

-a zebra migrates to join a different herd of zebras.

2) natural selection

- a mechanism of evolutionary change in which individuals with advantageous traits survive and reproduce whereas the others ( those that can not adapt) eliminate from the population.

-competition for sunlight leads to taller trees.

3) mutation

- permanent change in the nucleotide sequence of dna ( genetic material) that could have harmful or useful consequences.

-the dna of a snake changes to make its venom stronger.

4) genetic drift - it is a random phenomenon ( that occurs by chance such as fire) that results in change in the gene frequency in a small population.    

-a grassfire randomly sweeps through a population of buffalo and kills most of the animals.

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