Evolution Test Review

Question 1: How would you explain that the tan bugs become more common in the population?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Question 2: How does the founder effect change the allele frequency of a population?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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What is a type of selection that acts against individuals with the average trait?

• Stabilizing

• Disruptive

• Directional

• Diverse

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What is a type of selection that selects against extremes of a trait?

• Stabilizing

• Disruptive

• Directional

• Diverse

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What is a type of selection that selects against one extreme of a trait?

• Stabilizing

• Disruptive

• Directional

• Diverse

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What mechanism did Darwin propose that causes evolution based on Galapagos finches?

• genetic drift

• gradualism

• punctuated equilibrium

• natural selection

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If a trait is selected against, how will the trait frequency change in future generations?

• The trait will decrease in frequency in future generations

• The trait will increase in frequency in future generations

• The trait will have the same frequency in future generations

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Two anatomical structures that look different but evolved from a shared ancestor are called...

• Heterogeneous

• Homologous

• Differentiated

• Vestigial

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Structures that seem to serve no function that would have been used in an evolutionary ancestor

• Homologous

• Analogous

• Heterogeneous

• Vestigial

Transfer of genetic information from one population to another is

• Natural selection

• Genetic drift

• Gene flow

• Speciation

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