Mechanisms of Evolution BR

This term refers to the total genetic information found in a population; the complete collection of all the alleles found in a population

• Gene library

• Genome

• Gene pool

• Allele pool

This is one of the mechanisms of evolution; it is a continuous process in which organisms with traits that make them better-adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce than organisms without such adaptations

• Directional selection

• Microevolution

• Gene flow / genetic drift

• Natural selection

This is the process that ultimately creates new variations and changes in DNA; leads to the creation of new alleles

• Mutation

• Microevolution

• Natural selection

• Gene flow / genetic drift

Reindeer from a rancher in Alaska escape from their pen during an enormous snow storm. After their escape, they mate with wild caribou that are migrating across the land. The offspring of these have traits for short legs and have tame behavior.

• Gene Flow

• Genetic Drift

• Non-Random Mating

• Natural Selection

Males of the bighorn sheep species fight one another to show females who is the dominant male and are more likely to mate with females.

• Natural Selection

• Mutation

• Genetic Drift

• Non-Random Mating

During a hurricane, a population of beetles almost gets completely wiped out. The only beetles that survived were lucky that they were in their nest at the time of the hurricane and had enough food to survive.

• Natural selection

• Genetic Drift

• Gene Flow

• Non-Random Mating

In a habitat there are red bugs and green bugs. The birds prefer the taste of the red bugs, so soon there are many green bugs and few red bugs. The green bugs reproduce and make more green bugs and eventually there are no more red bugs

• Genetic Drift

• Natural Selection

• Gene Flow

• Mutation

Females a certain bird species are attracted to the mating calls of male species more than others

• Genetic Drift

• Mutation

• Non-Random Mating

• Natural Selection

Which of the following is NOT considered a mechanism of evolution?

• Mutations

• Natural Selection

• Behavior Changes

• Genetic Drift

What determines an organism's biological fitness? (select all that apply)

• How strong it is

• Number of mutations

• How well it survives in its environment

• The number of offspring it produces