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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 All of these statements are correct
B a single gene has only a small effect on the phenotype.
C can be greatly impacted by the environment.
D are affected by genes at many loci.
Question #4
A polygenic
B recessive
C Mendelian
D dominant
Question #5
A dominance
B blending
C recessiveness
D codominance
Question #6
A 6
B 3
C 2
D 4
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 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 #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 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 #12
A Individuals from two different populations produce offspring
B False; migration cannot change gene frequencies
C Speciation occurs
D Individuals move from one population to another
Question #13
A Speciation occurs
B Individuals from two different populations produce offspring
C Individuals move from one population to another
D False; gene flow cannot change gene frequencies
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 exchange of genes between populations
B differential reproductive success of individuals
C production of new alleles
D chance loss of alleles in a population
Question #16
A natural selection, directional selection, and stabilizing selection.
B mutation, gene flow, genetic drift, and natural selection.
C genetic variation, phenotypic variation, adaptation, and exaptation.
D stabilizing selection, directional selection, and disruptive selection.
Question #17
A migration
B genetic shift
C genetic drift
D natural selection
Question #18
A Migration
B Devolution
C Mutation
D Natural selection
Question #19
A revisionist evolutionary theory.
B punctuated equilibrium theory.
C evolutionary or modern synthesis.
D fitness fusion.
Question #20
A Descent with modification
B Scientists have still not defined evolution
C A change in gene frequencies from generation to generation
D Survival of the fittest