Question 1

What is the term used to describe the accumulation of small changes in the gene pool of a species over time?

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A)   genetic drift
B)   founder effect
C)   microevolution
D)   directional selection
E)   mutation rateF) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 2

All the members of a single species that occupy a particular area and are able to interbreed are a

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A)   subspecies.
B)   gene pool.
C)   population.
D)   domain.
E)   community.F) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 3

During sympatric speciation

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A)   evolution occurs at a very rapid rate.
B)   phenotypic differences disappear between subpopulations.
C)   reproductive isolation between subpopulations occurs without geographic isolation.
D)   a geographic separation occurs between certain subpopulations which leads to reproductive isolation.
E)   mutation rates are unusually high, leading to reproductive isolation between two subpopulations.F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 4

List the five conditions required for a population to be in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.

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1. No mutations.
2. ...

Question 5

Consider that the rock outcrops at the surface of the land in your neighborhood are Permian. What would be true if you dig downward?

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A)   You may find dinosaur fossils below.
B)   You may find fossils of first flowers.
C)   The Mesozoic layers will be present underneath.
D)   A road cut in your area would reveal exactly the same species of fossils as a road cut through a Permian layer in Asia.
E)   You may find fossils of the first reptiles or jawed fishes below.F) A) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 6

Which pairing of occurrence and date is correct?

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A)   origin of invertebrates-630 million years ago
B)   origin of eukaryotic cells-2.1 billion years ago
C)   origin of prokaryotic cells-3.5 billion years ago
D)   chordate evolution-545 million years ago
E)   All of the answers are correctly paired.F) None of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 7

Lake Tanganyika, the oldest of the Great Ancient Lakes in East Africa, harbors about 250 species of cichlid fish which evolved from a single ancestor into a diverse group of species that each exploits the resources of the lake environment in a different way. The evolution of one species of cichlid into many species within Lake Tanganyika is an example of

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A)   adaptive radiation.
B)   convergent evolution.
C)   disruptive selection.
D)   stabilizing selection.
E)   allopatric speciation.F) All of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 8

In grassy fields, light-banded British land snails escape bird predators. In forested areas, the snails with darker shells have the advantage. What type of selection is at work?

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A)   disruptive
B)   directional
C)   stabilizing
D)   sexual
E)   a combination of directional and disruptiveF) B) and C)
G) None of the above

Question 9

How is variation maintained in population?

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A)   Heterozygotes serve as a reservoir of recessive alleles.
B)   Mutation generates new alleles.
C)   Recombination and independent assortment during gametogenesis creates variation.
D)   Gene flow brings in new alleles.
E)   All of the answer choices describe ways that variation is maintained within a population.F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 10

Lamarck's ideas on evolution were adopted by some Russian scientists, including Lysenko. Russian textbooks printed Lysenko's assertion that workmen who develop strong muscles from working in the mines would produce children who would be born stronger. Which of the major elements of evolution by natural selection is violated by this assertion?

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A)   Organisms vary in traits.
B)   Acquired characteristics are inherited.
C)   More young are born than can survive.
D)   Some individuals are better adapted to the environment.
E)   The environment selects for phenotype.F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 11

The equation, p2 + 2 pq + q2 = 1.0, describes

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A)   the process of evolution.
B)   the size of a population.
C)   the rate of speciation of species p and q.
D)   genotypic frequencies of a nonevolving population.
E)   evolution of a population.F) B) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 12

The random alteration in a sequence of DNA nucleotides that provides a new variant of a gene is

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A)   a gene mutation.
B)   a polymorphism.
C)   genetic drift.
D)   disruptive selection.
E)   stabilizing selection.F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 13

Lamarck's proposal of the inheritance of acquired characteristics included the idea that

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A)   the continual stretching of giraffe's necks to reach leaves led to longer necks.
B)   local catastrophes cause mass extinctions of species.
C)   species are only produced through special creation.
D)   species are fixed and unchanging over time.
E)   organisms are acted on by the environment.F) A) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 14

According to the evolutionary theory

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A)   evolution explains the unity of life.
B)   evolution explains the diversity of life.
C)   all living things are descended from a common ancestor.
D)   adaption leads to diversity.
E)   All of the answer choices describe aspects of the theory of evolution.F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 15

There are two species of larkspur that have two different size flowers; Delphinium decorum has large, fully opened flowers and Delphinium nudicaule has small bud, like flowers. These two species are both fertilized by insects, but they cannot be fertilized by the same type of insect because the smaller flower of D. nudicaule will not permit larger insects to reach the nectar of the flower and the larger flower of the D. decorum is typically fed on by larger insects. Which type of isolating mechanism would this be?

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A)   postzygotic isolation
B)   temporal isolation
C)   behavioral isolation
D)   habitat isolation
E)   mechanical isolationF) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 16

The Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium requires

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A)   no new mutations.
B)   no migration of alleles into or out of the population.
C)   a large population size.
D)   a sexually reproducing population that mates randomly.
E)   All of the answer choices are conditions that must be met for a population to be in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 17

Africa, Asia, South America, and Antarctica share some patterns of primitive (fossil)  plants and early reptiles, but do not have similar mammal populations. This therefore

Accepted Answer

A)   casts serious doubts upon the theory of continental drift and fused land masses.
B)   is an unsolved puzzle probably due to the random nature of biological evolution.
C)   suggests that a pattern of land bridges existed at different times in geological history.
D)   suggests that the earlier plants and reptiles evolved while continents were joined but mammals radiated into diverse groups after separation.
E)   suggests that the mammals evolved earlier while continents were joined but plants and reptiles radiated into diverse groups after separation.F) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 18

Movement of alleles between populations is called

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A)   mutations.
B)   genetic drift.
C)   gene flow.
D)   nonrandom mating.
E)   natural selection.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 19

Almost all living organisms use DNA, ATP, and enzymes. This is an example of evolution based on

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A)   the fossil record.
B)   biogeography.
C)   comparative anatomy.
D)   comparative embryology.
E)   biochemistry.F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 20

When a natural disaster kills off a large proportion of the population, resulting in a severe reduction in the gene pool, it is called

Accepted Answer

A)   natural selection.
B)   bottleneck effect.
C)   founder effect.
D)   gene flow.
E)   directional selection.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

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