Unit 9 Review

What type of natural selection favors average individuals in a population?

• directional

• disruptive

• stabilizing

• divergent

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Which of the following pairs of terms are NOT related?

• analogous structures - butterfly and birds wings

• evolution - natural selection

• vestigial structure - eyes in blind fish

• adaptive radiation - convergent evolution

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Fish and whales are not closely related.  Their structural similarities appear to be the result of 

• adaptive radiation.

• convergent evolution.

• divergent evolution.

• punctuated equilibrium.

Which of the following is a true statement about evolution?

• Individuals evolve more slowly than populations.

• Individuals evolve more slowly than populations.

• Individuals evolve by changing the gene pool.

• Populations evolve; individuals don't.

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Which pattern of natural selection is illustrated in the picture?

• disruptive selection

• stabilizing selection

• directional selection

• random selection

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Which of the following provides for instant reproductive isolation?

• polyploidy

• geographic barriers such as rivers and mountains

• climate changes

• behavior changes in females of the species

Which type of adaptation develops quickly in bacteria that are antibiotic resistant?

• structural adaptation

• physical adaptation

• physiological adaptation

• phenotypic adaptation

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The pattern of evolution shown in the picture indicates

• convergent evolution

• divergent evolution

• stabilizing selection

• geographic isolation

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The pattern of evolution pictured most closely resembles that of

• Galapagos finches.

• bats and birds.

• whales and sharks.

• turtles and frogs.

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In forming his theory of evolution, Darwin most lacked an adequate understanding of 

• geology.

• heredity.

• anatomy.

• geography.

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