Reindeer from a rancher in Alaska escape and mate with wild caribou. The offspring have traits for short legs and tame behavior.
5 Mechanisms of Evolution

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Latasha Smith
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Gene Flow
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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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.
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Non-Random Mating
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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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. Options: Natural selection, Genetic Drift, Gene Flow, Non-Random Mating
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Genetic Drift
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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How do insects become resistant to pesticides quickly?
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Natural Selection
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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A chemical spill causes the offspring of ladybugs to have blue dots instead of black dots.
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Mutation
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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A family from Sweden moves to India. A Swedish female marries an Indian male, and their offspring have blonde hair and blue eyes. What is this an example of?
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Gene Flow
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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A certain type of plant can produce blue or yellow flowers. During a fire, many yellow flowers are destroyed and now since blue is the dominant trait, the plant reproduces offspring that produce only blue flowers.
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Genetic Drift
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