AP Bio Evolution

Which of the following is NOT an example of natural selection? 

• People selectively breeding hamsters.
• Insect populations developing resistance to certain pesticides.
• Bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics.
• Male birds of certain species developing colorful feathers to attract female mates.

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Which species’ DNA is most similar to the DNA of the toothed whale? 

• Hippopotamus 
• Baleen Whale
• Grazing Mammals
• Camels

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What is this an example of?

• diversity of species
• variation
• vestigial structures
• DNA studies

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What is this an example of?

• vestigial structures
• embryology
• homologous structures
• fossil record

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Which layer is the oldest?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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When the DNA of an organism is altered it is referred to as…

• Mutation
• Gene Flow
• Genetic Drift
• Sexual Selection

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The cause of artificial selection is…

• The environment
• Humans
• Mutation
• Gene Flow

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Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?

• Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.
• Because they come from dominant alleles.
• Because they come from recessive alleles.
• Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.

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In natural selection, the selective agent is the

• humans
• mutations
• breeders
• environment

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

• population
• species
• fossil
• individual organism

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