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Evolution of Populations

Biology

9th - 10th Grade

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Evolution of Populations
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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When investigating shell color of a species of snail found only in a remote area seldom visited by humans, scientists discovered the distribution of individuals that is shown in the graph in Figure 11.1. Based on the information shown in the graph, what form of selection is the snail population undergoing?

stabilizing selection

disruptive selection

artificial selection

directional selection

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which type of natural selection shown in Figure 11-3 favors average individuals?

A

B

C

D

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which type of natural selection shown in Figure 11-3 would favor giraffes that need to reach the tallest branches to eat?

A

B

C

D

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a correct statement about the relationship between natural selection and evolution?

natural selection results from evolution

natural selection includes evolution as a part of it

natural selection is one mechanism of evolution

natural selection and evolution are the same thing

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5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A population diverges and becomes reproductively isolated. Which of the following is the best description of that phenomenon?

speciation

bottleneck

postzygotic isolation

sexual selection

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6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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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7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

mutation

gene flow

gene pool

allele

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