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chpt12-13

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what is evolution

a)

descent with modifications

b)

descent with modifications, change in allele frequency in a population over time

c)

apoptosis

d)

the change of allele frequency in organisms

2.

what is an population

a)

interbreeding members of different species occupying the same space

b)

interbreeding member of the same species occupying the same region

c)

the individuals that occupy one space

d)

organisms occupying the same place

3.

what is a gene pool

a)

all of the dna and there proteins in a population

b)

all of the genes and their alleles in a community

c)

all of the gene and their alleles in a population

d)

all of the gene and their cells in a population

4.

how is an allele frequency calculated

a)

number of copies of one allele, divided by the number of alleles in a population

b)

number of copies of two alleles, divided by a half of the alleles in a population

c)

calculated population

d)

possible alleles

5.

why can’t evolution occur in individual

a)

individual alleles don’t change

b)

individuals alleles do change

c)

evolution is the change of genes

d)

evolution happens in both plants and. animals

6.

what is micro evolution

a)

smalll generational changes occurring in a individual

b)

smalll generational changes occurring in a community

c)

smalll generational changes occurring in a population or species

d)

large generational changes occurring in a individual

7.

what is macro evolution

a)

large scale evolutionary events such as the same appearance of a new species

b)

larger scale evolutionary events such as the appearance in individuals

c)

larger scale evolutionary events such as the appearance of new species

d)

large scale generational changes to an individual gene pool

8.

what are two ways to define evolution

a)

descent with modifications, changes in allele frequency in a population over multiple generations

b)

natural selection, artificial selection

c)

descent with modifications, changes in gene frequency amongst communities

d)

descent with modifications, gene pool evolution is a change in allele frequency in a community over few generations

9.

why can’t evolution act on individuals

a)

evolution is a change in allele frequency’s in an individual over time

b)

allele frequency are a property of a population not an individual

c)

an individual alleles do change

d)

evolution skips generations

10.

who discovered the theory of evolution

a)

charles darwin

b)

lyell

c)

cuvier

d)

hutton

11.

who recognized that all organisms are related in a hierarchy of simple to complex form, that all members of a species were created identical to one another

a)

charles darwin

b)

lyell

c)

aristotle

d)

button

12.

who became the first naturalist to openly suggest that closely related species arose from a common ancestor

a)

buffon

b)

hutton

c)

lyell

d)

aristotle

13.

who proposed the theory of uniformitarianism

a)

hutton

b)

buffon

c)

lyell

d)

cuvier

14.

what is uniformitarianism

a)

the idea that todays gradual geological process have also occurred in the past

b)

erosion and evolution

c)

neutral selection

d)

the idea that there was no gradual geological process

15.

what is catastrophism

a)

erosion , sediment

b)

earth plates changing

c)

natural disaster is responsible for geolical formation

d)

natural selection favors geological shifts

16.

who was convinced of catastrophism

a)

lyell

b)

cuvier

c)

james

d)

buffon

17.

who was the first to recognize the principle of superposition

a)

the idea of the above rock layers is older than those in the middle

b)

the idea the the middle rocks layers are younger than the laye above them

c)

the idea that the lowest layer is younger than all of the layers

d)

the idea of the lower rock layers is older than those above them

18.

who renewed the argument uniformitarianism

a)

lyell

b)

cuvier

c)

hutton

d)

aristotle

19.

what did lyell suggest in the renewal argument for uniformitarianism

a)

natural process starts slow and steady , and the earth is less than 6000 years old

b)

natural process are fast paste and the earth is younger than 6000

c)

natural processes are slow and steady, that the earth is much older than 6000

d)

natural process is fast paste, the earth is much older than 6000

20.

what did lamarck propose

a)

organisms that used one part of their body repeatedly would increase their abilities

b)

uniformitarianism

c)

catastrophism

d)

superposition

21.

who was invited on the HMS Begeal

a)

darwin

b)

hutton

c)

lyell

d)

cuvier

22.

who did darwin get his inspiration from while on the HMS Beagal

a)

lyell

b)

aristotle

c)

hutton

d)

cuvier

23.

who did darwin read the work of that helped him further understand diversity of finches

a)

malthus the principle of population

b)

cuvier catastrophism

c)

lyell superposition

d)

hutton uniformitarianism

24.

what did the principle of population state

a)

that food availability, war ,disease limits the size of human population

b)

that food availablity, predators, natural disasters limit the size of human population

c)

that food availability war, climate changes, disease limits the size of human population

d)

the food availability disease, evolutional change , war limits human population

25.

how did malthus provide insight that aristotle was wrong about “individuals in a population were the same species”

a)

instead individual better able to obtain resources were more likely to survive

b)

they do not obtain vital resources to live

c)

over time environmental challenge will boost the more poorly equipped variants

d)

gradually the population would remain the same

26.

what is natural selection

a)

differential reproduction of organisms based on inherited traits

b)

the same reproduction of organisms based on inherited traits

c)

different reproduction of an individual based on their inherited traits

d)

human mating

27.

what is artificial selection

a)

different reproductive of organisms based on inherited e

b)

selective breeding strategy in which human allows only organisms with desired traits

c)

selective breeding strategies that human allows only individual to reproduce

d)

selective breeding amongst different species

28.

what is modern evolutionary synthesis

a)

genetic mutations create heritable variations

b)

genetic mutation create non heritable traits

c)

mutations don’t create heritable variant ions

d)

raw material upon natural selection acts

29.

what are adaptions

a)

inherited traits that permits and organism to survive and reproduce

b)

inherited traits permitted an organism to mate and die off

c)

differential failure

d)

a population changing over time

30.

what does fitness refer to in species

a)

an organisms contribution to the next generations gene pool

b)

how the organism is in shape

c)

organisms chance in survival

d)

organisms adaption

31.

what is a genotype frequency

a)

number of individuals of one genotype divided by the number of individuals in a population

b)

number of individuals of two or more genotypes multiply by the number of individuals in the population

c)

the number of individuals of multiple genotypes divide by the number of individuals in the population

d)

number of individuals of one genotype added by the number of individuals in the population

32.

what is the hardy-weinberg equilibrium

a)

situation in which allele frequency and genotype frequency do change from one generation to the next

b)

situation in which allele frequency and genotype frequency do changes from one generation to the next

c)

situation in which allele frequency and genotype frequency multiplied from one generation to the next

d)

situation in which allele frequency and genotype frequency divide from one generation to the next

33.

the hardy weinberg equilibrium only occurs in population that

a)

natural selection does occur mutations do not occur, new allele,population isn’t large enough to estimate the change in alleles, non random mating, migrate

b)

natural selection does not occur, mutations do not occur, no new alleles, population is large enough to estimate random changes in alleles, random mating, do not migrate

c)

natural selection often occurs, mutations occur,no new alleles, the population is large enough to estimate the changes in alleles, non random mating, migrate

d)

natural selection is frequent , mutations does not occur,no new alleles, the population isn’t large enough to estimate the change in alleles,non random mating,do not migrate

34.

what is the allele frequency equation on the weinberg equilibrium

a)

p + q =1

b)

q + p =1

c)

p2 + 2pq + q2 = 1

d)

q2 +2qp + p2 =1

35.

what is the genotype equation in the weinberg equilibrium

a)

p2 +2pq + q2 = 1

b)

p + q = 1

c)

q2 + 2pq + p2 =1

d)

q+p =1

36.

what does the p stand for in the weinberg equilibrium

a)

frequency of recessive allele

b)

frequency of dominant alleles

c)

frequency of DD genotype

d)

frequency of Dd genotype

37.

what does the q stand for in weinberg equilibrium

a)

frequency of dominant

b)

frequency of recessive

c)

frequency of Dd genotype

d)

frequency of DD genotype

38.

what does the q2 mean in the weinberg equilibrium

a)

frequency of dd genotype

b)

frequency of Dd genotype

c)

frequency of DD genotype

d)

frequency of dominant allel

39.

what does the p2 mean in the weinberg equilibrium

a)

frequency of dd

b)

frequency of DD

c)

frequency of Dd

d)

frequency of recessive alleles

40.

what does 2pq mean in the weinberg equilibrium

a)

frequency of DD

b)

frequency of Dd

c)

frequency of dd

d)

frequency of dominant allel

41.

when does a population violate the assumption of hardy weinberg equilibrium

a)

phenotypes are better adapted to environments than others, mutations introduce new alleles, allele frequency change due to chance, individual remains in closed groups, individuals migrate among populations

b)

phenotypes are not better adapted to the environment than others, mutations does not introduce new alleles, allele frequency does not change due to chance, individual don’t remain in closed groups, individual don’t migrate among populations

c)

phenotypes are better adapting to environment than same species, mutations introduce new allele, allele frequency changes due to chance, don’t remain in closed groups, individual migrate among populations

d)

phenotypes are better adapted to environments than others, mutations does not introduce new alleles, allele frequency changes due to chance,don’t remain in closed groups, individuals migrate among populations

42.

why doesn’t the hardy weinberg equilibrium happen in real population

a)

in real population at least at least one of the requirements are broken

b)

in the real population all of the requirements are met

c)

in the real population only some of the requirements are met

d)

in the real population none of the requirements are met

43.

what are the three modes of natural selection

a)

directional, disruptive, stabilizing

b)

artificial, disruptive, direct

c)

direct, seasonal,regulatory

d)

regulation, disruptive, disbursement

44.

directional selection is a form of natural selection in which one (a)   and the environment selects against others

45.

what is disruptive selection

(a)  

46.

what is stabilizing selection

(a)  

47.

example of directional selection

a)

a change in the tree trunk color from light to dark

b)

snails that live among brown rocks encrusted in white barnacles the white snails are camouflaged

c)

human birth weight

d)

optimal phenotype

48.

what is an example of disruptive selection

a)

pesticide resistance insects

b)

a black and orange slug blending into the orange and black leaves

c)

animal birth

d)

persistent infections in children

49.

example of stabilizing selection

a)

animals adapted to cold climate survive longer than those who are not

b)

sloth changing its diet to survive

c)

slug blending into surroundings

d)

cub hunting extinct population

50.

what is a balanced polymorphism is condition in which multiple alleles for the same genes persist indefinitely (a)  

51.

heterozygote advantage is a condition in which a heterozygote has greater fitness than homozygous, maintaining (a)  

52.

what is sexual dismorpism

(a)  

53.

sexual selection is a type of selection resulting from (a)   \

54.

in intrasexual selection competition is between

(a)  

55.

intersexual selection is the choice of mates by

(a)  

56.

what’s the difference between intersexual selection and intersexual selection

(a)  

57.

what is genetic drift

a)

change in alleles frequency’s that occur purely by chance

b)

change in allele frequency’s that occur by mutation

c)

change in allele frequency’s purely by hereditary

d)

change in alle frequency’s purely by phenotype

58.

the flounder effect is a genetic drift that occurs when a small nonrepresentative (a)   and begins a new settlement

59.

bottle neck effect genetic drift that occurs as a result of a sudden reduction (a)  

60.

gene flow is the

(a)  

61.

what does decent with modification mean

a)

populations that change quickly are likely to become extinct

b)

inherited traits change from generation to generation

c)

tracking evolutionary tree from top to bottom reveals changes in specific diversity

d)

parents change their own features before possessing off to offspring

62.

in population genetics, evolution describes how (a)   changes from one generation to the next

63.

After an environmental change, foxes with shorter legs than average are most likely to survive and reproduce. What type of selection will act on this population in the coming generations?

a)

disruptive selection

b)
  1. Directional selection

c)
  1. Stabilizing selection

d)

normalizing selection

64.

Darwin observed that different types of organisms live on either side of a geographical barrier. Such barriers prevent

a)

gene flow

b)

genetic drift

c)

sexual selection

d)

mutation

65.

5 mechanisms for evolution

a)

natural selection, mutation, genetic drift , non random mating , migration

b)

natural selection, no mutation, non random mating genetic drift

c)

natural selection, migration, no mutation

d)

natural selection, no mutation, non random mating migration , genetic drift , non random mating

66.

the study of fossil remains or other clues of past life

(a)  

67.

a division of earths history into, eons, eras, periods , and epoch defines by major geological or biological events

(a)