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- 1. Multiple Choice
Movement of alleles from one population to another due to migrating individuals is called
Gene Flow
Behavioral isolation
Immigration
Adaptation
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which factor(s) allows evolution to occur?
Small populations
Genetic drift
Mutations
All of the above
- 3. Multiple Choice
According to the theory of evolution, differences between species may be the result of
the disuse of body structures
the transmission of acquired traits
Natural Selection
Mutagens
- 4. Multiple Choice
According to Hardy-Weinberg which of the following will prevent/slow the process of evolution?
Mutations and gene flow
No mutation and no migration
Small population and genetic drift
Natural selection and gene flow
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a component of natural selection
Competition for food and space
Variation among species
Acquiring traits over an organism’s lifetime
Survival and reproduction
- 6. Multiple Choice
In which of the following types of societies would genetic drift have the least likelihood of causing rapid evolution?
A group of 12 isolated human beings 70,000 years ago
Japan 2013 with 180 million people.
A community of 40 members of a religious sect who have had nothing to do with their neighbors in Pennsylvania for 8 generations
- 7. Multiple Choice
Charles Darwin proposed that organisms produce many more offspring than can possible survive on the limited amount of resources available to them. According to Darwin, the offspring that are most likely to survive are those that
are best adapted to the environment
are born first and grow fastest
are largest and most aggressive
have no natural predators
- 8. Multiple Choice
A group of mice becomes separated by the formation of a river. Over time, the northern mice became smaller and whiter and the southern mice became larger and browner. They are no longer able to reproduce with one another. This is an example of:
Geographic isolation
Speciation
Behavioral isolation
Geographic Isolation & Speciation
Speciation & Behavioral Isolation
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