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