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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 natural selection and genetic drift
C genetic drift and the founder effect
D mutation and recombination
Question #2
A through the mechanism of blending inheritance
B the mechanism of natural selection
C by the principles of Mendelian inheritance and variation hidden as recessive alleles
D individuals behave in ways that benefit other individuals in the group
Question #3
A are affected by genes at many loci.
B a single gene has only a small effect on the phenotype.
C All of these statements are correct
D can be greatly impacted by the environment.
Question #4
A Mendelian
B polygenic
C recessive
D dominant
Question #5
A recessiveness
B blending
C codominance
D dominance
Question #6
A 4
B 2
C 6
D 3
Question #7
A enhancement of adaptation
B equilibrium of population genetics
C stabilization of gene flow
D founders effect
Question #8
A the change in allele frequencies produced by nonrandom factors
B the change in allele frequencies produced by random factors
C not evolutionary change
D the opposite of founder effect
Question #9
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 #10
A a chance loss of alleles in a population
B the production of new alleles
C differential reproductive success of individuals
D the exchange of genes between populations
Question #11
A exchange of genes between populations
B differential reproductive success of individuals
C chance loss of alleles in a population
D production of new alleles
Question #12
A False; migration cannot change gene frequencies
B Speciation occurs
C Individuals move from one population to another
D Individuals from two different populations produce offspring
Question #13
A Individuals from two different populations produce offspring
B Speciation occurs
C False; gene flow cannot change gene frequencies
D Individuals move from one population to another
Question #14
A Devolution occurs
B False; mutations cannot change gene frequencies
C When X-Men threaten the world
D The mutation changes the gene itself and the gene spreads through the population
Question #15
A production of new alleles
B chance loss of alleles in a population
C differential reproductive success of individuals
D exchange of genes between populations
Question #16
A stabilizing selection, directional selection, and disruptive selection.
B mutation, gene flow, genetic drift, and natural selection.
C natural selection, directional selection, and stabilizing selection.
D genetic variation, phenotypic variation, adaptation, and exaptation.
Question #17
A genetic drift
B migration
C genetic shift
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 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