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What did Darwin observe in the Galapagos islands?
What did Darwin observe in the Galapagos islands?
- Finches with beaks that changed shape over time
- Finches with identical beak shapes despite different habitats
- Different finches with differently shaped beaks according to their habitat (correct)
- Different species of finches with similar beak shapes
What is the term for the ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment?
What is the term for the ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment?
- Evolution
- Natural Selection
- Fitness (correct)
- Adaptation
What is the term for a heritable characteristic that increases an organism's fitness?
What is the term for a heritable characteristic that increases an organism's fitness?
- Gene Flow
- Adaptation (correct)
- Mutation
- Natural Selection
What is the mechanism of evolution that results from a drastic decrease in population size?
What is the mechanism of evolution that results from a drastic decrease in population size?
What is the term for the movement of genes from one population to another?
What is the term for the movement of genes from one population to another?
What is the term for the process by which the best-adapted organisms in a population are more likely to survive and reproduce?
What is the term for the process by which the best-adapted organisms in a population are more likely to survive and reproduce?
What is the mechanism of evolution that results from the movement of organisms into or out of a population, changing the gene pool?
What is the mechanism of evolution that results from the movement of organisms into or out of a population, changing the gene pool?
What is the term for the formation of a new species?
What is the term for the formation of a new species?
What is the condition in which a population’s allele frequencies remain the same over time?
What is the condition in which a population’s allele frequencies remain the same over time?
What is the term for when two populations can no longer interbreed?
What is the term for when two populations can no longer interbreed?
What is the type of speciation that occurs when a population is geographically isolated?
What is the type of speciation that occurs when a population is geographically isolated?
What are the conditions required for Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium?
What are the conditions required for Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium?
