Chapter 7 Evolution and Genomic Change

What is evolution?

• a. Change in allele frequency over time

• b. Change in gene frequency over time

• c. Change in phenotype frequency over time

• d. Change in organism frequency over time

What is a disadvantage of the dot plot?

• a. It is difficult to interpret

• b. It is time-consuming to create

• c. It cannot be used for distantly related sequences

• d. It only works for DNA sequences

What is a mutation?

• a. A change in the genetic material (DNA) of an organism

• b. A change in the physical characteristics (phenotype) of an organism

• c. A change in the environment of an organism

• d. A change in the behavior of an organism

Which of the following is not a level of evolution?

• a. Chromosomal level

• b. Cellular level

• c. Species level

• d. Molecular level

What is natural selection?

• a. The process by which organisms adapt to their environment

• b. The process by which individuals with advantageous traits survive and reproduce

• c. The process by which individuals with disadvantageous traits survive and reproduce

• d. The process by which organisms acquire new traits through mutation

What is the unit of large-scale evolution?

• a. Family

• b. Genus

• c. Species

• d. Order

What is the purpose of biological nomenclature?

• a. To identify and classify organisms

• b. To name organisms after famous biologists

• c. To create confusion among scientists

• d. To determine the evolutionary relatedness of organisms

What is the best way to measure similarities among species for genotypic and phylogenetic analysis?

• a. Physiological features

• b. Lifestyle features

• c. Anatomical features

• d. DNA sequences

What is a homologue?

• a. A sequence of individual genes

• b. A sequence and structure of proteins

• c. Anatomical features

• d. Related biological objects

What is the basic tool of bioinformatics?

• a. Pattern matching

• b. DNA sequencing

• c. Genome editing

• d. Protein synthesis