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What is the primary difference between artificial selection and natural selection?
What is the primary difference between artificial selection and natural selection?
- The pace of selection, with artificial selection being faster
- The agent of selection, being humans or nature (correct)
- The number of generations involved in the selection process
- The type of traits being selected for
What is the term for the process by which a new species emerges from an existing one?
What is the term for the process by which a new species emerges from an existing one?
- Speciation (correct)
- Natural Selection
- Evolution
- Adaptation
What is the primary purpose of a cladogram?
What is the primary purpose of a cladogram?
- To determine the genetic makeup of an organism
- To identify the common ancestors of a group of organisms
- To show the evolutionary relationships between organisms (correct)
- To study the behavior of organisms in their environment
What is the term for the phenomenon where a small group of individuals becomes isolated from the main population and establishes a new population?
What is the term for the phenomenon where a small group of individuals becomes isolated from the main population and establishes a new population?
What is the term for the process by which a population becomes reproductively isolated from other populations?
What is the term for the process by which a population becomes reproductively isolated from other populations?
What is the term for the process by which a species undergoes a rapid change in its characteristics in response to environmental pressures?
What is the term for the process by which a species undergoes a rapid change in its characteristics in response to environmental pressures?
What is the term for the process by which the frequency of an allele changes in a population due to random events?
What is the term for the process by which the frequency of an allele changes in a population due to random events?
What is the term for the phenomenon where a species becomes extinct, leading to the formation of a new species?
What is the term for the phenomenon where a species becomes extinct, leading to the formation of a new species?
What is the term for the process by which different species evolve similar traits in response to similar environmental pressures?
What is the term for the process by which different species evolve similar traits in response to similar environmental pressures?
What is the term for the equation that describes the frequencies of alleles in a population, assuming no evolution is occurring?
What is the term for the equation that describes the frequencies of alleles in a population, assuming no evolution is occurring?
