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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A mutation and recombination
B genetic drift and the founder effect
C homologous traits and interspecific variation
D natural selection and genetic drift
Question #2
A through the mechanism of blending inheritance
B the mechanism of natural selection
C individuals behave in ways that benefit other individuals in the group
D by the principles of Mendelian inheritance and variation hidden as recessive alleles
Question #3
A a single gene has only a small effect on the phenotype.
B are affected by genes at many loci.
C can be greatly impacted by the environment.
D All of these statements are correct
Question #4
A recessive
B Mendelian
C dominant
D polygenic
Question #5
A dominance
B recessiveness
C codominance
D blending
Question #6
A 3
B 2
C 6
D 4
Question #7
A equilibrium of population genetics
B enhancement of adaptation
C stabilization of gene flow
D founders effect
Question #8
A not evolutionary change
B the change in allele frequencies produced by random factors
C the change in allele frequencies produced by nonrandom factors
D the opposite of founder effect
Question #9
A differential reproductive success of individuals
B production of new alleles
C exchange of genes between populations
D chance loss of alleles in a population
Question #10
A a chance loss of alleles in a population
B the production of new alleles
C differential reproductive success of individuals
D the exchange of genes between populations
Question #11
A exchange of genes between populations
B production of new alleles
C differential reproductive success of individuals
D chance loss of alleles in a population
Question #12
A Individuals move from one population to another
B False; migration cannot change gene frequencies
C Speciation occurs
D Individuals from two different populations produce offspring
Question #13
A Speciation occurs
B Individuals from two different populations produce offspring
C Individuals move from one population to another
D False; gene flow cannot change gene frequencies
Question #14
A Devolution occurs
B The mutation changes the gene itself and the gene spreads through the population
C When X-Men threaten the world
D False; mutations cannot change gene frequencies
Question #15
A differential reproductive success of individuals
B production of new alleles
C chance loss of alleles in a population
D exchange of genes between populations
Question #16
A natural selection, directional selection, and stabilizing selection.
B mutation, gene flow, genetic drift, and natural selection.
C stabilizing selection, directional selection, and disruptive selection.
D genetic variation, phenotypic variation, adaptation, and exaptation.
Question #17
A natural selection
B genetic drift
C migration
D genetic shift
Question #18
A Natural selection
B Devolution
C Migration
D Mutation
Question #19
A punctuated equilibrium theory.
B revisionist evolutionary theory.
C fitness fusion.
D evolutionary or modern synthesis.
Question #20
A Survival of the fittest
B Descent with modification
C A change in gene frequencies from generation to generation
D Scientists have still not defined evolution