Question 1

During the Beagle journey,Darwin visited islands,allowing him to compare island species with continental species.In terms of framing his theory of evolution,why was this significant?

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A)  Because the island species had both similarities to their continental ancestors and unique adaptations to their island environments.
B)  Because the island species no longer shared traits with their continental ancestors.
C)  Because the species he saw on the islands had not changed from their ancestral continental form.
D)  Because the island species had very low reproductive and survival rates as compared with their continental ancestors.
E)  Because the island species had greater reproductive success than their continental ancestors.F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 2

Peter and Rosemary Grant study natural selection in finches on the Galápagos Islands.They have hypothesized that dry conditions produce larger seeds and may result in larger beaks in succeeding generations of finches.The figure below shows their data from 1976 and 1978.The y-axis is the number of birds measured and the x-axis is the beak depth.Do their data support their hypothesis and why?

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A)  Yes;because there were more birds measured in 1978 after the drought,therefore they must have been able to get food and reproduce.
B)  Yes;because the average beak depth of birds in the population increased from 8.8mm in 1976 to 9.8mm in 1978.
C)  No;because even though more birds were measured in 1978,the beak size of the upper range was smaller.
D)  No;because in 1976,before the drought,the largest beak depth was still 11.3mm.
E)  No;more data would be necessary to show a support of their hypothesis.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 3

Fitness is a measure of reproductive success.If an individual with genotype BB produces 6 offspring,and a heterozygous individual (Bb) produces 10 offspring,and a third individual with genotype bb produces 5 offspring,what is the fitness value for the individual with BB genotype?

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A)  1.0.
B)  0.5.
C)  0.6.
D)  0.4.
E)  1.1F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 4

A coral species that currently inhabits a single reef off the coast of Indonesia would be considered:

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A)  vestigial.
B)  a transitional form.
C)  endemiC.
D)  exotic.
E)  a convergent species.F) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 5

If a population satisfies the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium model,what can you assume about that population?

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A)  It is relatively small.
B)  Evolution is occurring.
C)  Gene flow is occurring.
D)  Allele and genotype frequencies are stable.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 6

According to Thomas Malthus,food supplies tend to increase linearly while populations have the potential to increase exponentially,which means that resources will limit population growth.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Some major changes that occurred in horse body size,foot anatomy,and tooth morphology are hypothesized to be due to natural selection because

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A)  changes in global climates resulted in a shift from forest to grassland environments.
B)  changes in global climates resulted in a shift from from grassland to forest environments.
C)  decreasing body size led to higher reproductive success.
D)  changing climates that caused altitudinal shifts in forest environments.
E)  a mass extinction of their major predators.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 8

After his journey on the HMS Beagle,Charles Darwin bred pigeons,selectively mating those with particular characteristics in a process he termed artificial selection.The results of this artificial selection influenced and supported the ideas he presented in On the Origin of Species.What scientific tool(s) did Darwin use to develop his theory of evolution?

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A)  Experimentation.
B)  Observation.
C)  Both experimentation and observation.
D)  Population genetics.
E)  Both observation and population genetics.F) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 9

The effect of inbreeding is

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A)  a decrease of homozygotes in succeeding generations.
B)  a decrease of heterozygotes in succeeding generations.
C)  stable frequencies of genotypes in succeeding generations.
D)  eventual elimination of deleterious recessive alleles.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 10

The most important concept in the field of population genetics is

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A)  natural selection.
B)  population size.
C)  rates of mutation.
D)  genetic variation.
E)  phenotypic variation.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 11

In red-wing blackbirds,females tend to choose males with the most desirable territories and males compete with each other for territories.
True or false: Redwing blackbirds demonstrate both intersexual selection and intrasexual selection.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The term evolution is used to describe

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A)  heritable changes in characteristics of a population from one generation to the next.
B)  any change in an individual that can be observed.
C)  changes in the number of individuals in a population due to mating.
D)  the ability of an individual organism to pass on what it has learned,through experience,to the next generation.
E)  any change in an individual organism that occurs in somatic cells.F) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 13

When observing the skeleton of a snake,you see the remains of hip and hind leg bones associated with four legged animals.These bones are called

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A)  convergent traits.
B)  analogous structures.
C)  vestigial structures.
D)  homologous structures.
E)  allelic traits.F) A) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 14

You visit a pet store and decide to purchase a male guppy that has red,blue and green colors on its fins and tail.Your guppies at home do not have this combination of colors and you would like to own some that do.You place the new male in with three females for mating purposes.After three weeks you have many new baby guppies and with the new color combination! This is an example of which type of selection?

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A)  Natural.
B)  Environmental.
C)  Analogous.
D)  Convergent.
E)  Artificial.F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 15

When humans are developing in utero they have characteristics that are not found in the fully developed infant.Which type of homology does this typify?

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A)  Developmental.
B)  Structural.
C)  Vestigal.
D)  Molecular.
E)  Endemic.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 16

In a small population,both _________ and __________ would violate the conditions of Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.

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A)  random mating;genetic drift
B)  gene flow,random mating
C)  lack of natural selection,gene flow
D)  sexual selection,lack of new mutations
E)  gene flow,genetic driftF) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 17

In humans,structures that show developmental homology with other chordates are

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A)  the eyes and nostrils.
B)  gill ridges and a bony tail.
C)  fore and hindlimbs.
D)  the lungs and vertebrae.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

What phenomena tends to increase genetic variation in a population?

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A)  Gene flow
B)  Population bottleneck
C)  Assortative mating
D)  Genetic drift
E)  Founder effectF) C) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT related to genetic drift?

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A)  Founder effect
B)  Bottleneck effect
C)  Sexual selection
D)  Neutral variationE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 20

A mutation arises in an individual that decreases its fitness.This means that this individual's

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A)  probability of survival will decrease.
B)  ability to find food will decrease.
C)  ability to migrate long distances will decrease.
D)  contribution to the gene pool of the next generation will decrease.
E)  likelihood of having healthy offspring will increasE.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Exam 19: An Introduction to Evolution and Population Genetics

Which of the following is NOT related to genetic drift?

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In red-wing blackbirds,females tend to choose males with the most desirable territories and males compete with each other for territories. True or false: Redwing blackbirds demonstrate both intersexual selection and intrasexual selection.

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In a small population,both _ and __ would violate the conditions of Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.

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What phenomena tends to increase genetic variation in a population?

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When observing the skeleton of a snake,you see the remains of hip and hind leg bones associated with four legged animals.These bones are called

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A mutation arises in an individual that decreases its fitness.This means that this individual's

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During the Beagle journey,Darwin visited islands,allowing him to compare island species with continental species.In terms of framing his theory of evolution,why was this significant?

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A coral species that currently inhabits a single reef off the coast of Indonesia would be considered:

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Fitness is a measure of reproductive success.If an individual with genotype BB produces 6 offspring,and a heterozygous individual (Bb) produces 10 offspring,and a third individual with genotype bb produces 5 offspring,what is the fitness value for the individual with BB genotype?

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The term evolution is used to describe

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Some major changes that occurred in horse body size,foot anatomy,and tooth morphology are hypothesized to be due to natural selection because

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The effect of inbreeding is

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If a population satisfies the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium model,what can you assume about that population?

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According to Thomas Malthus,food supplies tend to increase linearly while populations have the potential to increase exponentially,which means that resources will limit population growth.

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When humans are developing in utero they have characteristics that are not found in the fully developed infant.Which type of homology does this typify?

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The most important concept in the field of population genetics is

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In humans,structures that show developmental homology with other chordates are

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Exam 19: An Introduction to Evolution and Population Genetics

Which of the following is NOT related to genetic drift?

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In red-wing blackbirds,females tend to choose males with the most desirable territories and males compete with each other for territories. True or false: Redwing blackbirds demonstrate both intersexual selection and intrasexual selection.

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In a small population,both _________ and __________ would violate the conditions of Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.

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What phenomena tends to increase genetic variation in a population?

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When observing the skeleton of a snake,you see the remains of hip and hind leg bones associated with four legged animals.These bones are called

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A mutation arises in an individual that decreases its fitness.This means that this individual's

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During the Beagle journey,Darwin visited islands,allowing him to compare island species with continental species.In terms of framing his theory of evolution,why was this significant?

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A coral species that currently inhabits a single reef off the coast of Indonesia would be considered:

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Fitness is a measure of reproductive success.If an individual with genotype BB produces 6 offspring,and a heterozygous individual (Bb) produces 10 offspring,and a third individual with genotype bb produces 5 offspring,what is the fitness value for the individual with BB genotype?

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The term evolution is used to describe

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Some major changes that occurred in horse body size,foot anatomy,and tooth morphology are hypothesized to be due to natural selection because

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The effect of inbreeding is

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If a population satisfies the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium model,what can you assume about that population?

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According to Thomas Malthus,food supplies tend to increase linearly while populations have the potential to increase exponentially,which means that resources will limit population growth.

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When humans are developing in utero they have characteristics that are not found in the fully developed infant.Which type of homology does this typify?

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The most important concept in the field of population genetics is

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In humans,structures that show developmental homology with other chordates are

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