Evolution

Which of the following is a term for a group of similar organisms that can reproduce fertile offspring?

• individual
• population
• species
• fossil

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The difference in the physical traits of an individual from those of other individuals in a group is called a(n)

• change
• adaption
• species
• variation

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All rabbits living in a particular area would be an example of a(n)

• population
• species
• fossil
• individual organism

a measure of how commonly a particular allele occurs in a population is known as the 

• gene pool
• allele frequency
• mutation rate
• phenotype

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The five-factors gene flow, genetic drift, mutation, natural selection and ....

• non-random mating
• controlled mating
• emigration
• immigration

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Mutations are important because they bring about

• death of the organism in which they develop
• genetic variation needed for a population to evolve
• benefits for the individual, not for the population
• Hardey-Weinberg equilibrium within a population

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What is speciation?

• combining of tow species to form one with different traits
• isolation that affects mating behaviors
• timing of mating that prevents normal sexual selection
• divergence of two or more species from an existing one

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An earthquake causes an ocean channel top open and separate an island into two.  the species on each section are now in

• geographic isoliation
• behavioral isolation
• disruptive selection
• temporal isolation

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What kid of isolation occurs when two populations of birds have different courtship dances?

• geographic
• sexual
• temporal
• behavioral

two species are in different environments and look very similar.  However, that are not closely related (analogous).  Their resemblance is most likely an example of.

• sexual selection
• temporal isolation
• convergent evolution
• divergent evolution