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Allele Frequency, Hardy-Weinberg, and Genetic Drift

Authored by Alison Tasich

Science

9th - 10th Grade

NGSS covered

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Allele Frequency, Hardy-Weinberg, and Genetic Drift
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Someone steps on some bugs and randomly removes their alleles from the population. This is an example of

gene flow

genetic drift

speciation

allele frequency

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

There are 3 T alleles and 7 t alleles in a population. Calculate the frequency of the recessive allele.

30%

70%

10%

4%

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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A drastic reduction in the size of a population that can change allele frequencies is called

the bottleneck effect

the founder effect

the gene flow effect

the Thanos effect

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which is not true about the Florida Panthers populations?

They have experienced bottlenecks in their evolutionary history.

They have high levels of genetic variation.

They are prone to extinction.

They are not likely to survive environmental changes due to their similarities.

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5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Alleles that improve survival will decrease in frequency in the next generation.

True

False

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6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which is NOT an assumption of Hardy-Weinberg?

natural selection

large populations

no mutations

no migration

random mating

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7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Amish have a higher frequency of polydactyly (extra fingers) in their community than the general population. This is due to the allele for extra fingers being present in the group that started the Amish community.

The difference in allele frequency is due to genetic flow.

The difference in allele frequency is due to the founder effect.

The difference in allele frequency is due to a bottleneck.

The difference in allele frequency is due to speciation.

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