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