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