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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 homologous traits and interspecific variation
C mutation and recombination
D natural selection and genetic drift
Question #2
A through the mechanism of blending inheritance
B by the principles of Mendelian inheritance and variation hidden as recessive alleles
C the mechanism of natural selection
D individuals behave in ways that benefit other individuals in the group
Question #3
A a single gene has only a small effect on the phenotype.
B can be greatly impacted by the environment.
C are affected by genes at many loci.
D All of these statements are correct
Question #4
A Mendelian
B dominant
C polygenic
D recessive
Question #5
A recessiveness
B blending
C dominance
D codominance
Question #6
A 6
B 2
C 3
D 4
Question #7
A stabilization of gene flow
B equilibrium of population genetics
C enhancement of adaptation
D founders effect
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 chance loss of alleles in a population
B production of new alleles
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 the exchange of genes between populations
D differential reproductive success of individuals
Question #11
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 #12
A Individuals from two different populations produce offspring
B Speciation occurs
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 from two different populations produce offspring
D Individuals move from one population to another
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 exchange of genes between populations
B production of new alleles
C differential reproductive success of individuals
D chance loss of alleles in a population
Question #16
A stabilizing selection, directional selection, and disruptive selection.
B genetic variation, phenotypic variation, adaptation, and exaptation.
C mutation, gene flow, genetic drift, and natural selection.
D natural selection, directional selection, and stabilizing selection.
Question #17
A genetic shift
B natural selection
C genetic drift
D migration
Question #18
A Mutation
B Natural selection
C Migration
D Devolution
Question #19
A punctuated equilibrium theory.
B fitness fusion.
C evolutionary or modern synthesis.
D revisionist evolutionary theory.
Question #20
A A change in gene frequencies from generation to generation
B Scientists have still not defined evolution
C Descent with modification
D Survival of the fittest