Which of the following describes vicariance? when the indian subcontinent slammed into asia forming the himalayan mountains, two populations of oak trees were permanently separated by the mountains. a wetland floods reuniting two populations of fish that were in different ponds. a small group of finches get caught in a hurricane, but safely land on a remote island. a rehabilitated bald eagle is released near a lake.

The genetic code is essentially the same for all organisms. based on this information, one can logically assume which of the following statements to be correct? a. dna was the first genetic material. b. the same codons in different organisms translate into the different amino acids. c. different organisms have different numbers of different types of amino acids. d. a gene from an organism can theoretically be expressed by any other organism. e. all organisms have experienced convergent evolution.