Question 1

The Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium conditions for populations of organisms result in

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A)  polymorphic alleles.
B)  assortive mating.
C)  natural selection.
D)  maintenance of recessive alleles in the gene pool.
E)  no evolutionary changes.F) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 2

The phenomenon in which rare alleles become more common in new populations is called

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A)  founder effect.
B)  gene flow.
C)  genetic drift.
D)  assortative mating.
E)  mutation.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 3

One extreme of an array of phenotypes is favored.

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A)  directional selection
B)  stabilizing selection
C)  disruptive selection
D)  guppies with pike cichlids and killifish
E)  guppies with killifishF) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 4

Cheetahs have been through a genetic bottleneck;evidence for this is that

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A)  little natural selection occurs in this species.
B)  the body is long,thin,and graceful.
C)  there is very little genetic variability.
D)  these cats are members of an endangered species.
E)  they originally came from small areas of Africa.F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 5

Coloration in the peppered moth (Biston betularia) is determined by a single gene with two alleles showing complete dominance.Dark moths are homozygous dominant or heterozygous for the gene,light moths are homozygous recessive.In a sample of 100 moths,you determine that 64 of the moths are dark.According to the Hardy-Weinberg rule,the expected frequency of the dominant allele is ____.

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A)  0.4
B)  0.36
C)  0.6
D)  0.64
E)  cannot be determinedF) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 6

About 80% of the alleles present in thoroughbred horses can be dated back to 31 known ancestors from the late eighteenth century.As a result,one would expect

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A)  low rates of mutation.
B)  many polymorphic alleles.
C)  little variation in physiology and behavior.
D)  Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.
E)  random mating.F) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 7

The midrange of an array of phenotypes is favored.

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A)  directional selection
B)  stabilizing selection
C)  disruptive selection
D)  guppies with pike cichlids and killifish
E)  guppies with killifishF) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 8

Small,drab,early reproduction is favored.

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A)  directional selection
B)  stabilizing selection
C)  disruptive selection
D)  guppies with pike cichlids and killifish
E)  guppies with killifishF) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 9

Natural selection as a mechanism of evolution that acts on variants within populations and ultimately leads to the evolution of different species was proposed by

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A)  Mendel.
B)  Lyell.
C)  Malthus.
D)  Darwin.
E)  Founder.F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 10

The text discusses sickle-cell anemia,which is a classic example of

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A)  founder effect.
B)  genetic bottleneck.
C)  point mutation.
D)  heterozygote advantage.
E)  heterozygosity.F) B) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 11

A gene is represented in the gene pool of a population of 10,000 individuals by a dominant (W) and recessive allele (w) .If the initial frequency of W in the pool is 0.7,how many generations of complete selection against it would be required to eliminate all W alleles from the population? Assume that there is no mutation and the population meets all other Hardy-Weinberg conditions.

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A)  1
B)  2
C)  5
D)  20
E)  can never be eliminatedF) A) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 12

Which one of the following is not an agent of natural evolutionary change?

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A)  mutation
B)  migration
C)  genetic drift
D)  non-random mating
E)  artificial selectionF) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 13

The total of all the alleles of all the genes in a population can be thought of as

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A)  an allele mixture.
B)  a gene pool.
C)  a genetic melting pot.
D)  a genome.
E)  variant genes.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 14

In disruptive selection,over time

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A)  a population goes extinct.
B)  the most extreme outliers of a population are eliminated (e.g. ,the largest beaks and smallest beaks are eliminated) .
C)  the population is strongly selected for in one direction (e.g. ,larger beak size) .
D)  the population is strongly selected for in two directions (e.g. ,larger beak size and smaller beak size) .
E)  a population increases its variation (E.g. ,a wide selection of all beak sizes) .F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 15

In small populations,frequencies of certain alleles may change by chance alone.Such random change in the frequency of alleles is called

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A)  mutation.
B)  migration.
C)  genetic drift.
D)  nonrandom mating.
E)  selection.F) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 16

The recessive phenotype of a trait occurs in 20% of a population.There are no selection pressures affecting this trait.What would be the expected frequency of the heterozygote genotype after six generations of continued non-selection?

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A)  0.2
B)  0.306
C)  0.447
D)  0.494
E)  0.553F) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 17

Migration and hybridization between individuals of adjacent populations causes gene _______.

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A)  blending
B)  flow
C)  mutation
D)  dominanceE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 18

Darwin proposed that natural selection occurs in an environment by

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A)  favoring heritable features that make the organism better suited to survive and reproduce.
B)  producing a constant number of offspring while in that environment.
C)  surviving for a fixed amount of time.
D)  resisting the environment and keeping the environment from changing.
E)  favoring those individuals with the most favorable acquired characteristics.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 19

Which of the following statements about disruptive selection is false?

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A)  It involves multi-gene inheritance.
B)  It results in polymorphism.
C)  It results in a bimodal distribution of phenotypes within a population.
D)  It increases heterozygosity within the population.
E)  It selects against individuals with intermediate phenotypes.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 20

The key point in Darwin's proposal is that the ___________ imposes the conditions that determine the results of selection and thus the direction of selection.

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A)  parent
B)  gene
C)  individual
D)  environmentE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Exam 20: Genes Within Populations

Natural selection as a mechanism of evolution that acts on variants within populations and ultimately leads to the evolution of different species was proposed by

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The total of all the alleles of all the genes in a population can be thought of as

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Which of the following statements about disruptive selection is false?

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Migration and hybridization between individuals of adjacent populations causes gene _______.

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Which one of the following is not an agent of natural evolutionary change?

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The phenomenon in which rare alleles become more common in new populations is called

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The Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium conditions for populations of organisms result in

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The midrange of an array of phenotypes is favored.

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Small,drab,early reproduction is favored.

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The recessive phenotype of a trait occurs in 20% of a population.There are no selection pressures affecting this trait.What would be the expected frequency of the heterozygote genotype after six generations of continued non-selection?

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The text discusses sickle-cell anemia,which is a classic example of

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In small populations,frequencies of certain alleles may change by chance alone.Such random change in the frequency of alleles is called

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About 80% of the alleles present in thoroughbred horses can be dated back to 31 known ancestors from the late eighteenth century.As a result,one would expect

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Darwin proposed that natural selection occurs in an environment by

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In disruptive selection,over time

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The key point in Darwin's proposal is that the ___________ imposes the conditions that determine the results of selection and thus the direction of selection.

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One extreme of an array of phenotypes is favored.

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Cheetahs have been through a genetic bottleneck;evidence for this is that

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Exam 20: Genes Within Populations

Natural selection as a mechanism of evolution that acts on variants within populations and ultimately leads to the evolution of different species was proposed by

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The total of all the alleles of all the genes in a population can be thought of as

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Which of the following statements about disruptive selection is false?

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Migration and hybridization between individuals of adjacent populations causes gene _______.

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Which one of the following is not an agent of natural evolutionary change?

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The phenomenon in which rare alleles become more common in new populations is called

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The Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium conditions for populations of organisms result in

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The midrange of an array of phenotypes is favored.

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Small,drab,early reproduction is favored.

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The recessive phenotype of a trait occurs in 20% of a population.There are no selection pressures affecting this trait.What would be the expected frequency of the heterozygote genotype after six generations of continued non-selection?

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The text discusses sickle-cell anemia,which is a classic example of

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In small populations,frequencies of certain alleles may change by chance alone.Such random change in the frequency of alleles is called

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About 80% of the alleles present in thoroughbred horses can be dated back to 31 known ancestors from the late eighteenth century.As a result,one would expect

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Darwin proposed that natural selection occurs in an environment by

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In disruptive selection,over time

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The key point in Darwin's proposal is that the ___________ imposes the conditions that determine the results of selection and thus the direction of selection.

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One extreme of an array of phenotypes is favored.

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