Evolution End of Topic Quiz, PreAP/GT Bio.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a mechanism to preserve variations in a population?

• asexual reproduction
• outbreeding
• balanced polymorphism
• north-south clines

Which of the following explains how natural selection causes a trait to become predominant in a population?

• Individuals with traits that are favorable to the environment reproduce more.
• Traits of an individual change in order to adapt to changes in enviornment.
• organisms select which traits they wish to inherit
• all of these answers

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A horse and a donkey can successfully mate to produce offspring known as a mule.  Mules are sterile .  Would mules be classified as a species?

• Yes, mules have enough of their own traits to be considered a species.
• Yes, the fact that have different number of chromosomes makes them a different species
• No, mules are too similar to the parent species
• No, due to their inability to reproduce successfully.

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Which of the following evolutionary forces can introduce new genetic variation into a population?

• natural selection and non-random mating
• natural selection and genetic drift
• mutation and genetic drift
• mutation and gene flow

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Using the cladogram:  a common ancestor of amphibians and ray-finned fish would have

• a bony skeleton
• four limbs
• scaly skin
• eggs with shells

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What evidence of evolution?  Giraffes have the same number of vertebrae in the neck as do humans?

• comparative anatomy
• comparative biochemistry
• comparative embryology
• geographic distribution

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What evidence of evolution? Kangoaroos are found only in Australia.

• comparative embryology
• comparative anatomy
• comparative biochemistry
• geographic distribution

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What evidence of evolution? Human embryos have tails

• comparative embryology
• comparative anatomy
• comparative biochemistry
• geographic distribution

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The wing of a bat and a humans' arm have different functions and appear very different.  Yet, the underlying anatomy is basically the same.  therefore, these structures are examples of

• geographic isolation
• analogous structures
• homology
• reproductive isolation

In the early 2000s, White Nose fungus caused a mass die-off of native American bat species. Those bats that survived will continue the population with their own allele frequencies.  What type of genetic drift is this?

• Founder Effect
• Bottlenose Effect
• Bottleneck Effect
• Migration Effect