Random, chance events that change allele frequencies are knownas:
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Question 21 pts
What type of selection acts to maintain the two extremephenotypic variants in a population?
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Question 31 pts
Approximately, how much of our DNA is shared with our closestrelatives, chimpanzees?
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Question 41 pts
The large canines of male baboons are likely the result of________, while the fact that some male baboons are very colorfulis probably the result of _______.
| A. Mutation; balancing selection |
| B. Gene flow; sexual dimorphism |
| C. Male competition; female choice |
| D. Mate choice; genetic drift |
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Question 51 pts
Negative assortative mating results in an increased frequency ofhomozygous genotypes within a population.
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Question 61 pts
Genetic evidence suggests that humans and Neandertals neverinterbred.
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Question 71 pts
The specific variant of the FOXP2 gene associated with languageacquisition in humans is found in both humans and Neandertals.
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Question 81 pts
Industrial melanism describes the change in moth color from paleto dark after pollution from factories resulted in coating treetrunks with a layer of dark soot. Which statement is trueconcerning industrial melanism?
| A. After pollution levels increased, all moths became darkercolored because soot got on their wings |
| B. The dark moths survived better after pollution levelsincreased because they were not poisoned by the pollutants |
| C. Individual moths changed their color in response to thepollution |
| D. Dark moths were present in the population before pollutionlevels increased |
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Question 91 pts
Patterns of evolution can be seen above the species level
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Question 101 pts
Inbreeding is problematic because it increases the probabilitythat offspring inherit two copies of a recessive mutation thatcauses disease.
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Question 111 pts
As a species, cheetahs seem to have a high risk of extinctionbecause:
| A. Gene flow has caused a proliferation of unnecessarygenes. |
| B. The species' genetic diversity is very low due to a previouspopulation bottleneck event. |
| C. The species has undergone extreme sexual selection in orderfor males to achieve faster running speeds. |
| D. Gene flow has been stifled due to an increase in demand forcaptive cheetahs. |
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Question 121 pts
A strand of DNA undergoes mutation. Which mutation occurred?
Original DNA- GGA CTC TTA CCC CAC GGA
Mutated DNA- GGG CTC TTA CCC CAC GGA
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Question 131 pts
A change from one nucleotide to another nucleotide is known as awhat?
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Question 141 pts
A change from one nucleotide to another nucleotide is known as awhat?
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Question 151 pts
According to the Typological Species Concept, species are:
| A. An interbreeding group of organisms |
| B. Static entities endowed with fixed properties |
| C. A local population of organisms that have similargenes, interbreed, and produce offspring |
| D. An exclusive community of gene exchange |
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Question 161 pts
Recognizing reproductive isolation is key to defining speciesunder the Biological Species Concept.
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Question 171 pts
The binomial system of classification was developed by:
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Question 181 pts
A derived trait, unique to a particular taxon within a givencladogram is called:
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Question 191 pts
Analogy, and not homology, is useful for reconstructingevolutionary history.
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Question 201 pts
A phylogeny is which of the following:
| A. A depiction of an organism's complete genome |
| B. A depiction of evolutionary relationships betweenorganisms |
| C. The gradual evolution of one species intoanother |
| D. The Latin name of an organism including its genus andspecies designation |
