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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A mutation and recombination
B natural selection and genetic drift
C homologous traits and interspecific variation
D genetic drift and the founder effect
Question #2
A the mechanism of natural selection
B individuals behave in ways that benefit other individuals in the group
C by the principles of Mendelian inheritance and variation hidden as recessive alleles
D through the mechanism of blending inheritance
Question #3
A are affected by genes at many loci.
B can be greatly impacted by the environment.
C a single gene has only a small effect on the phenotype.
D All of these statements are correct
Question #4
A dominant
B polygenic
C Mendelian
D recessive
Question #5
A recessiveness
B blending
C codominance
D dominance
Question #6
A 6
B 2
C 4
D 3
Question #7
A founders effect
B equilibrium of population genetics
C enhancement of adaptation
D stabilization of gene flow
Question #8
A the opposite of founder effect
B not evolutionary change
C the change in allele frequencies produced by random factors
D the change in allele frequencies produced by nonrandom factors
Question #9
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 #10
A the production of new alleles
B a chance loss of alleles in a population
C differential reproductive success of individuals
D the exchange of genes between populations
Question #11
A differential reproductive success of individuals
B chance loss of alleles in a population
C production of new alleles
D exchange of genes between populations
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 False; gene flow cannot change gene frequencies
B Speciation occurs
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 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 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 genetic variation, phenotypic variation, adaptation, and exaptation.
B natural selection, directional selection, and stabilizing selection.
C stabilizing selection, directional selection, and disruptive selection.
D mutation, gene flow, genetic drift, and natural selection.
Question #17
A genetic drift
B migration
C genetic shift
D natural selection
Question #18
A Mutation
B Devolution
C Natural selection
D Migration
Question #19
A evolutionary or modern synthesis.
B fitness fusion.
C punctuated equilibrium theory.
D revisionist evolutionary 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