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