Mechanisms of Evolution

Mechanisms of Evolution

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a gene pool?

• There are butterflies with stripes, spots and there are solid colors

• There are 14 striped, 4 spotted, 10 solid colored butterflies

• There are different types of butterflies

Multiple Choice

Evolution occurs in

• single individuals at a single point in time

• populations of the same organism at a single point in time

• single individuals over time

• populations of the same organism over time

Open Ended

How does this image illustrate what a gene pool is?

• One individual being different ≠​ evolution

• Look at all the genes in that population ...is the frequency changing?

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5 Fingers of Evolution

Multiple Select

Which of the following images shows genetic drift? Select all that apply

Multiple Select

What cuases gene flow? Select all that apply.

• Migration

• Random Chance

Multiple Choice

A change in the gene pool will affect genetic diversity in a ....

• Negative way by decreasing alleles available

• Positive way by increasing alleles available

Multiple Choice

Natural selection (survival of the fittest) will always eliminate ("get rid of") ALL recessive non-advantageous mutations

• True

• False

• Not Sure