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