Evolutionary Forces Quiz

Which of the following is NOT one of the five evolutionary forces?

• Mutation

• Genetic Drift

• Gene Flow

• habitat destrcution

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Which evolutionary force is responsible for altering genetic frequencies through chance events?

• Mutation

• Nonrandom Mating

• Genetic Drift

• Gene Flow

What is the term for the movement of individuals into or out of a population?

• Mutation

• Gene Flow

• Natural Selection

• Genetic Drift

Which evolutionary force occurs when one genotype has a strong preference over another when finding mates?

• Gene Flow

• Nonrandom Mating

• Genetic Drift

• Mutation

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Which evolutionary force is determined by the environment and favors certain conditions?

• Mutation

• Gene Flow

• Natural Selection

• Genetic Drift

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What does a change in allelic frequencies over generations indicate?

• Evolutionary Force

• Gene Flow

• Genetic Drift

• Mutation

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Which of the following is an example of genetic variation within a population?

• Peppered Moth color

• Allelic frequencies

• Blue eyes

• Evolutionary forces

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What is the outcome of the industrial revolution on the population of moths?

• No change in moth population

• Increase in light moths

• Increase in dark moths

• Extinction of moths

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Who proposed the Hardy-Weinberg principle independently?

• Both GH Hardy and Dr. Wilhelm Weinberg

• Dr. Wilhelm Weinberg

• None of the above

• GH Hardy

What is the term for the frequency of a specific allele in a population?

• Genetic Variation

• Allelic Frequency

• Industrial Revolution

• Evolutionary Force

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