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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 through the mechanism of blending inheritance
B individuals behave in ways that benefit other individuals in the group
C the mechanism of natural selection
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 can be greatly impacted by the environment.
D a single gene has only a small effect on the phenotype.
Question #4
A polygenic
B Mendelian
C recessive
D dominant
Question #5
A codominance
B recessiveness
C blending
D dominance
Question #6
A 2
B 6
C 4
D 3
Question #7
A stabilization of gene flow
B founders effect
C enhancement of adaptation
D equilibrium of population genetics
Question #8
A the opposite of founder effect
B the change in allele frequencies produced by random factors
C not evolutionary change
D the change in allele frequencies produced by nonrandom 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 differential reproductive success of individuals
B the exchange of genes between populations
C a chance loss of alleles in a population
D the production of new alleles
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 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 Individuals move from one population to another
C Individuals from two different populations produce offspring
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 Devolution occurs
C False; mutations cannot change gene frequencies
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 natural selection, directional selection, and stabilizing selection.
C mutation, gene flow, genetic drift, and natural selection.
D genetic variation, phenotypic variation, adaptation, and exaptation.
Question #17
A genetic drift
B natural selection
C migration
D genetic shift
Question #18
A Mutation
B Devolution
C Migration
D Natural selection
Question #19
A fitness fusion.
B punctuated equilibrium theory.
C revisionist evolutionary theory.
D evolutionary or modern synthesis.
Question #20
A A change in gene frequencies from generation to generation
B Scientists have still not defined evolution
C Survival of the fittest
D Descent with modification