Question

Soon after the island of Hawaii rose above the sea surface (somewhat less than 1 million years ago) and organisms colonized the island, the evolution of life on this new island should have been most strongly influenced by ________.

Answer 1

Let's complete the question by adding the options to it

A) genetic bottleneck.

B) sexual selection.

C) habitat differentiation.

D) founder effect.

The RIGHT ANSWER IS D)

D) founder effect.

Step-by-step explanation:

The founder effect refers to a loss in genetic variation due to formation of a new population from few number of individuals out of a larger population.