A scientist wants to test how a species of insect reacts to changes in its environment. She puts the insect in a container and leaves it outside
overnight. Which is the dependent, rather than independent, variable in this
experiment?
O A. The amount of light available to the insect
O B. The dew that collects for the insect to drink
O C. The behavior of the insect in the container
O D. The change in temperature as the sun goes down

Cladistics is a way of classifying organisms by examining the characteristics of their ancestors and descendants and depicting the relationships in a cladogram. which of the following best describes a challenge in classifying organisms this way? a. there are millions of species on earth, and a cladogram is not a practical means for classifying all of them. b. it is impossible to tell which organisms are most closely related to each other using a cladogram. c. cladograms are detail-oriented and do not provide a useful understanding of evolutionary relationships. d. there is a limited number of ways to organize the information, so most cladograms end up looking very similar.