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Solving Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium

Solving Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium

Assessment

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Biology

12th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Jessica Davis

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6 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium primarily used for in population genetics?

To calculate the exact number of alleles in a population

To confirm the absence of evolutionary forces

To provide a baseline for comparing evolving populations

To predict the future genetic variations

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT an assumption of the Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium?

No natural selection

No mutation

Frequent mutations

Random mating

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the Hardy Weinberg equation p + q = 1, what does 'p' represent?

Probability of mutation

Total number of alleles in the population

Frequency of the dominant allele

Frequency of the recessive allele

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If q2 = 0.25 in a population, what is the frequency of the recessive allele 'q'?

0.25

0.5

0.75

1.0

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What should you always check after solving Hardy Weinberg equations?

That the values sum to 100

That the dominant alleles outnumber recessive alleles

That the values sum to 1

That no mutations have occurred

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If a population is in Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium, what should happen to the allele frequency in 10 years?

It will not change.

It depends on the environment.

p tends to increase because it is dominant.

q goes away eventually because it is recessive.

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