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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 by the principles of Mendelian inheritance and variation hidden as recessive alleles
B individuals behave in ways that benefit other individuals in the group
C the mechanism of natural selection
D through the mechanism of blending inheritance
Question #3
A are affected by genes at many loci.
B can be greatly impacted by the environment.
C a single gene has only a small effect on the phenotype.
D All of these statements are correct
Question #4
A dominant
B recessive
C polygenic
D Mendelian
Question #5
A blending
B recessiveness
C dominance
D codominance
Question #6
A 2
B 6
C 3
D 4
Question #7
A equilibrium of population genetics
B enhancement of adaptation
C founders effect
D stabilization of gene flow
Question #8
A the change in allele frequencies produced by nonrandom factors
B not evolutionary change
C the opposite of founder effect
D the change in allele frequencies produced by random 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 the production of new alleles
C differential reproductive success of individuals
D a chance loss of alleles in a population
Question #11
A production of new alleles
B differential reproductive success of individuals
C exchange of genes between populations
D chance loss of alleles in a population
Question #12
A Speciation occurs
B Individuals from two different populations produce offspring
C Individuals move from one population to another
D False; migration cannot change gene frequencies
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 Devolution occurs
C False; mutations cannot change gene frequencies
D When X-Men threaten the world
Question #15
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 #16
A mutation, gene flow, genetic drift, and natural selection.
B genetic variation, phenotypic variation, adaptation, and exaptation.
C stabilizing selection, directional selection, and disruptive selection.
D natural selection, directional selection, and stabilizing selection.
Question #17
A migration
B natural selection
C genetic drift
D genetic shift
Question #18
A Migration
B Mutation
C Devolution
D Natural selection
Question #19
A revisionist evolutionary theory.
B punctuated equilibrium theory.
C fitness fusion.
D evolutionary or modern synthesis.
Question #20
A Scientists have still not defined evolution
B Descent with modification
C A change in gene frequencies from generation to generation
D Survival of the fittest