Mindi is an avid gardener. Understanding that pollination is critical for an abundant garden, Mindi plants species that naturally attract pollinator bees and butterflies. Each year, Mindi marvels at the continuity of the monarch butterfly, knowing it will follow the same migratory pattern and appear each year in her garden to lay its eggs. The monarch's pattern of fixed behavior is an example of a(n)

How is ribosomal rna useful as a molecular clock? a. a large portion of the dna ring is not vital to structure or function, allowing it to accumulate neutral mutations. b. its rate of mutation increases over time as organisms continue to evolve and differentiate from each other. c. a slow mutation rate makes it useful for determining evolutionary relationships between ancient species. d. it is only found in select organisms, making it easier to compare relationships between species that have it.