CSHS Munson Advanced Biology - Evolution & Taxonomy

A bird that can easily outcompete other birds for food and that can produce many eggs has a high

• life expectancy

• mutation rate

• evolutionary fitness

• adaptability

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

which of the folllowing is an exammple of a vestigial structure?

• the wings of a red-tailed hawk
• the hind limbs of a house cat
• the fins of sharks
• the wings of an ostrich

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

protein sequences in one organism that resemble those of another suggest a 

• coincidence
• lack of evolutionary relationship
• great number of mutations
• shared ancestry

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-1

Genetic variation can arise from a random change in the DNA of a gene.  The change is called a(n)

• mutation
• gene flow
• gene pool
• allele

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

When birds cannot interbreed because they have different mating songs, they are separated by

• Temporal isolation
• Behavioral isolation
• Geographic isolation
• Habitat isolation

 In a small population, a random change in allele frequency is called

• Genetic drift
• Natural selection
• Adaptive radiation
• Evolution

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Two related species that live in the same area but mate during different seasons are separated by

• Temporal isolation
• Behavioral isolation
• Geographic isolation
• Habitat isolation

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

When individuals with either extreme version of a trait have a greater fitness than those with the average version; this is a type of selection called

• stabilizing selection
• directional selection
• sexual selection
• disruptive selection

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

When individuals with the AVERAGE form of a trait have the highest fitness; this is a type of selection called

• stabilizing selection
• directional selection
• sexual selection
• disruptive selection

When individuals that display a more extreme form of a trait have a greater fitness than those with an average form of trait; this is a type of selection called

• stabilizing selection

• directional selection

• sexual selection

• disruptive selection

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-4