Use Figure 21.2 to answer the following question. Figure 21.2
Soon after the island of Hawaii rose above the sea surface (somewhat less than 1 million years ago), the evolution of life on this new island should have been most strongly influenced by

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Use Figure 21.2 to answer the following question.  Figure 21.2
Soon after the island of Hawaii rose above the sea surface (somewhat less than 1 million years ago), the evolution of life on this new island should have been most strongly influenced by

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The founder effect occurs when a small group of individuals establishes a new population in a new area. In the case of Hawaii, the island rose above the sea surface, creating a new area for colonization. The founder effect would have had the most influence on the early evolution of life on the island, as the small number of individuals that initially colonized the island would have had a limited gene pool, leading to genetic drift and potential for the evolution of new and different traits.