Evolutionary Concepts Quiz
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What is the differential reproduction success of individuals known as?

  • Gene flow
  • Genetic drift
  • Natural selection (correct)
  • Mutation

    • What is the sum of all the alleles in a population known as?

  • Genetic variation
  • Phenotype
  • Gene pool (correct)
  • Genotype

    • Which effect refers to a population suddenly shrinking due to random chance?

  • Gene flow
  • Artificial selection
  • Founder effect
  • Bottleneck effect (correct)

    • What is the struggle between individuals of one sex for the possession of the other sex known as?

    <p>Sexual selection</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does stabilizing selection do to a population?

    <p>Preserves the average phenotype</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does disruptive selection favor?

    <p>Extreme phenotypes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium show?

    <p>Allele frequency remains constant</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the physical expression of a gene known as?

    <p>Phenotype</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does gene flow change in a population?

    <p>Allele frequencies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the founder effect result from?

    <p>Geographic isolation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the unit of heredity known as?

    <p>Gene</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do most mutations result in?

    <p>Neutral effects</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the sum of all the alleles in a population known as?

    <p>Gene pool</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the differential reproduction success of individuals known as?

    <p>Natural selection</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does disruptive selection favor?

    <p>Extreme phenotypes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium show?

    <p>Evolution is not occurring</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the physical expression of a gene known as?

    <p>Phenotype</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does gene flow change in a population?

    <p>Allele frequencies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does stabilizing selection do to a population?

    <p>Preserves the average phenotype</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the unit of heredity known as?

    <p>Gene</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does genetic drift favor in small populations?

    <p>Extreme phenotypes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the struggle between individuals of one sex for the possession of the other sex known as?

    <p>Sexual selection</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does artificial selection involve?

    <p>Human intervention</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the struggle between individuals of one sex for the possession of the other sex known as?

    <p>Sexual selection</p> Signup and view all the answers

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