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WorksheetsEvolutionary Theories in Psychology
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
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1.
Mutations are important because they bring about
a)
death of the organism in which they develop
b)
genetic variation needed for a population to evolve
c)
benefits for the individual, not for the population
d)
Hardey-Weinberg equilibrium within a population
2.
What is speciation?
a)
combining of two species to form one with different traits
b)
isolation that affects mating behaviors
c)
timing of mating that prevents normal sexual selection
d)
divergence of two or more species from an existing one
3.
What is the process in which humans breed organisms for certain traits?
a)
natural selection
b)
inheritance
c)
artificial selection
d)
descent withOUT modification
4.
Natural selection results in change over time by acting on traits that are
a)
heritable
b)
new
c)
mutated
d)
better than the best
5.
The combined alleles of all individuals in a population is called the population's
a)
phenothype
b)
gene pool
c)
mutation rate
d)
allele frequency
6.
a bird that can easily outcompete other birds for food and that can produce many eggs has a high
a)
life expectancy
b)
mutation rate
c)
fitness
d)
adaptability
7.
Group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring.
a)
species
b)
gene pool
c)
population
d)
homologous structure
8.
A random change in the genetic code produced by a mistake in the copying process is known as:
a)
a mutation
b)
an adaptation
c)
a codon
d)
a mistake
9.
This mechanism of evolution occurs when populations migrate.
a)
Extinction
b)
Gene flow
c)
Genetic drift
d)
Natural Selection
10.
Choose which scientist corresponds best with the statement:
acquired characteristics are inherited
acquired characteristics are inherited
a)
Darwin
b)
Lamarck
11.
Human babies don't do well if they are born too small. If they are too big complications can occur during birth. Baby size should then be selected for by which method?
a)
stabilizing
b)
directional
c)
disruptive
d)
Beyonce is having twins
12.
What type of selection is depicted in the picture?
a)
stabilizing
b)
directional
c)
disruptive
d)
the answer is not here
13.
Natural selection always leads to bigger and stronger members of a species
a)
True
b)
False
14.
An individual organism will evolve and change within its own lifetime.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Sexual reproduction changes the frequency of genes in a gene pool.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
Which of the five processes DOES NOT cause changes in a population's gene pool?
a)
A shrinking of the population
b)
Random mating within the population
c)
Mutations within the population
d)
Gene flow into or out of the population
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