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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A homologous traits and interspecific variation
B mutation and recombination
C natural selection and genetic drift
D genetic drift and the founder effect
Question #2
A the mechanism of natural selection
B through the mechanism of blending inheritance
C individuals behave in ways that benefit other individuals in the group
D by the principles of Mendelian inheritance and variation hidden as recessive alleles
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 polygenic
C recessive
D dominant
Question #5
A blending
B codominance
C dominance
D recessiveness
Question #6
A 2
B 6
C 3
D 4
Question #7
A enhancement of adaptation
B founders effect
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 exchange of genes between populations
B production of new alleles
C chance loss of alleles in a population
D differential reproductive success of individuals
Question #10
A the exchange of genes between populations
B differential reproductive success of individuals
C a chance loss of alleles in a population
D the production of new alleles
Question #11
A production of new alleles
B differential reproductive success of individuals
C chance loss of alleles in a population
D exchange of genes between populations
Question #12
A False; migration cannot change gene frequencies
B Speciation occurs
C Individuals from two different populations produce offspring
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 False; mutations cannot change gene frequencies
B Devolution occurs
C When X-Men threaten the world
D The mutation changes the gene itself and the gene spreads through the population
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 stabilizing selection, directional selection, and disruptive selection.
C natural selection, directional selection, and stabilizing selection.
D mutation, gene flow, genetic drift, and natural selection.
Question #17
A natural selection
B migration
C genetic drift
D genetic shift
Question #18
A Devolution
B Migration
C Mutation
D Natural selection
Question #19
A punctuated equilibrium theory.
B evolutionary or modern synthesis.
C revisionist evolutionary theory.
D fitness fusion.
Question #20
A Survival of the fittest
B A change in gene frequencies from generation to generation
C Descent with modification
D Scientists have still not defined evolution