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