Question 1

Thmidrangphenotypis favoreduring which typof selection(s)?

Accepted Answer

A) stabilizing 
B) directional 
C) disruptive 
D) frequent
) 
E) none of these 
A) stabilizing 
B) directional 
C) disruptive 
D) frequent
) 
E) none of these

Question 2

If thallelfrequency of a population of ducks changes froongeneration to thnext, thpopulation is undergoing

Accepted Answer

A) genetic equilibrium. 
B) upheaval. 
C) macroevolution. 
D) transition. 
E) microevolution. 
A) genetic equilibrium. 
B) upheaval. 
C) macroevolution. 
D) transition. 
E) microevolution.

Question 3

How many kingdoms arcurrently recognizeby thscientific community?

Accepted Answer

A) 3 
B) 4 
C) 5 
D) 6 
E) 7 
A) 3 
B) 4 
C) 5 
D) 6 
E) 7

Question 4

Which 18th century naturalist devisethsysteof naming species that is still in ustoday?

Accepted Answer

A) Lyell 
B) Curvier 
C) Lamarck 
D) Darwin 
E) Linnaeus 
A) Lyell 
B) Curvier 
C) Lamarck 
D) Darwin 
E) Linnaeus

Question 5

A physical barrier that separates a population in half anthat leads to genetic changes is called

Accepted Answer

A) sympatric speciation. 
B) allopatric speciation. 
C) directional selection. 
D) hybrid sterility. 
E) behavioral isolation. 
A) sympatric speciation. 
B) allopatric speciation. 
C) directional selection. 
D) hybrid sterility. 
E) behavioral isolation.

Question 6

Which is thbest examplof a neutral mutation?

Accepted Answer

A) A new spot pattern develops that enables the individual to better hide. 
B) A new spot pattern develops that makes the individual more noticeable. 
C) Larger muscles develop that make the individual faster. 
D) Earlobes develop that are attached instead of free hanging. 
E) Larger eyes develop that enable the individual to see better at night. 
A) A new spot pattern develops that enables the individual to better hide. 
B) A new spot pattern develops that makes the individual more noticeable. 
C) Larger muscles develop that make the individual faster. 
D) Earlobes develop that are attached instead of free hanging. 
E) Larger eyes develop that enable the individual to see better at night.

Question 7

A small group of individuals establishing a new population is an examplof

Accepted Answer

A) a bottle neck. 
B) mutation. 
C) a founder effect. 
D) gene flow. 
E) genetic drift. 
A) a bottle neck. 
B) mutation. 
C) a founder effect. 
D) gene flow. 
E) genetic drift.

Question 8

Finches having either a largbill or a small bill but no sizes in between is an examplof __________ selection(s).

Accepted Answer

A) stabilizing 
B) disruptive 
C) frequent 
D) directional 
E) none of these 
A) stabilizing 
B) disruptive 
C) frequent 
D) directional 
E) none of these

Question 9

Hawaiian honeycreeper diversity is an examplof

Accepted Answer

A) stasis. 
B) morphological convergence. 
C) macroevolution. 
D) adaptive radiation. 
E) heterozygote vigor. 
A) stasis. 
B) morphological convergence. 
C) macroevolution. 
D) adaptive radiation. 
E) heterozygote vigor.

Question 10

Which is not a prezygotic mechanism?

Accepted Answer

A) individuals living in different habitats 
B) individuals having different mating cycles 
C) individuals having different mating dances 
D) individuals having incompatible reproductive structures 
E) hybrid sterility 
A) individuals living in different habitats 
B) individuals having different mating cycles 
C) individuals having different mating dances 
D) individuals having incompatible reproductive structures 
E) hybrid sterility

Question 11

What organic compounwas widely useas a rat poison in th1950s?

Accepted Answer

A) warfarin 
B) tetrazolium 
C) penicillin 
D) mercury 
E) atrazine 
A) warfarin 
B) tetrazolium 
C) penicillin 
D) mercury 
E) atrazine

Question 12

When genflow within a population is ended, it will most likely leato __________ in thimmediatfuture.

Accepted Answer

A) new variations 
B) new species 
C) gene frequencies 
D) competition 
E) reproductive isolation 
A) new variations 
B) new species 
C) gene frequencies 
D) competition 
E) reproductive isolation

Question 13

Thmovement of alleles among populations is called

Accepted Answer

A) a bottle neck. 
B) mutation. 
C) a founder effect. 
D) gene flow. 
E) genetic drift. 
A) a bottle neck. 
B) mutation. 
C) a founder effect. 
D) gene flow. 
E) genetic drift.

Question 14

How many domains arcurrently recognizeby thscientific community?

Accepted Answer

A) 3 
B) 4 
C) 5 
D) 6 
E) 7 
A) 3 
B) 4 
C) 5 
D) 6 
E) 7

Question 15

A changin evolutionary patterns over long periods of timis known as

Accepted Answer

A) macroevolution. 
B) microevolution. 
C) speciation. 
D) directional selection. 
E) none of these. 
A) macroevolution. 
B) microevolution. 
C) speciation. 
D) directional selection. 
E) none of these.

Question 16

Changoccurring within a population is called

Accepted Answer

A) natural selection. 
B) macroevolution. 
C) microevolution. 
D) mutation. 
E) none of these. 
A) natural selection. 
B) macroevolution. 
C) microevolution. 
D) mutation. 
E) none of these.

Question 17

Traits with morthan 2 distinct forms are

Accepted Answer

A) polymorphic. 
B) dimorphic. 
C) codominant. 
D) heterozygous. 
E) homozygous.
) 
A) polymorphic. 
B) dimorphic. 
C) codominant. 
D) heterozygous. 
E) homozygous.
)

Question 18

__________ is (are) thsourcof new alleles in thpopulation.

Accepted Answer

A) Environmental change 
B) Mutation 
C) Selective breeding 
D) Random chance 
E) All of these 
A) Environmental change 
B) Mutation 
C) Selective breeding 
D) Random chance 
E) All of these

Question 19

A shift in moth frequency fromorlight anless dark to mordark anless light is an examplof what typof selection?

Accepted Answer

A) stabilizing 
B) directional 
C) disruptive 
D) frequent
) 
E) none of these 
A) stabilizing 
B) directional 
C) disruptive 
D) frequent
) 
E) none of these

Question 20

A changin chromosomnumber during fertilization can leato

Accepted Answer

A) sympatric speciation. 
B) disruptive selection. 
C) directional selection. 
D) hybrid sterility. 
E) allopatric speciation. 
A) sympatric speciation. 
B) disruptive selection. 
C) directional selection. 
D) hybrid sterility. 
E) allopatric speciation.

Exam 12: Processes of Evolution

Thmidrangphenotypis favoreduring which typof selection(s)?

If thallelfrequency of a population of ducks changes froongeneration to thnext, thpopulation is undergoing

How many kingdoms arcurrently recognizeby thscientific community?

Which 18th century naturalist devisethsysteof naming species that is still in ustoday?

A physical barrier that separates a population in half anthat leads to genetic changes is called

Which is thbest examplof a neutral mutation?

A small group of individuals establishing a new population is an examplof

Finches having either a largbill or a small bill but no sizes in between is an examplof __________ selection(s).

Hawaiian honeycreeper diversity is an examplof

Which is not a prezygotic mechanism?

What organic compounwas widely useas a rat poison in th1950s?

When genflow within a population is ended, it will most likely leato __________ in thimmediatfuture.

Thmovement of alleles among populations is called

How many domains arcurrently recognizeby thscientific community?

A changin evolutionary patterns over long periods of timis known as

Changoccurring within a population is called

Traits with morthan 2 distinct forms are

__________ is (are) thsourcof new alleles in thpopulation.

A shift in moth frequency fromorlight anless dark to mordark anless light is an examplof what typof selection?

A changin chromosomnumber during fertilization can leato

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