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Which of the following is a result of an environmental event that only a few individuals survive, leading to a change in the probability of seeing a certain trait in the population?
Which of the following is a result of an environmental event that only a few individuals survive, leading to a change in the probability of seeing a certain trait in the population?
- Genetic Drift
- Directional Selection
- Bottleneck Effect (correct)
- Founder Effect
What is the term for the process by which a new species emerges from a single ancestral species due to physical separation of populations?
What is the term for the process by which a new species emerges from a single ancestral species due to physical separation of populations?
- Disruptive Selection
- Speciation (correct)
- Allopatric Speciation
- Sympatric Speciation
What is the primary evidence that supports the theory of evolution from embryology?
What is the primary evidence that supports the theory of evolution from embryology?
- Close similarity of internal anatomy (correct)
- Similarity in adult morphology
- Differences in fetal development
- Vestigial structures in embryonic development
Which type of selection favors individuals that vary in one direction from the original, leading to a shift in the population's mean?
Which type of selection favors individuals that vary in one direction from the original, leading to a shift in the population's mean?
What is the term for the study of the geographic distribution of organisms and their evolutionary relationships?
What is the term for the study of the geographic distribution of organisms and their evolutionary relationships?
What is the driving force behind natural selection?
What is the driving force behind natural selection?
Which of the following describes the ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment?
Which of the following describes the ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment?
What causes the alteration in the structure or function of an organism that increases its fitness?
What causes the alteration in the structure or function of an organism that increases its fitness?
Which process involves better-adapted organisms surviving and producing more offspring?
Which process involves better-adapted organisms surviving and producing more offspring?
What type of mutation increases the chances for survival or reproduction?
What type of mutation increases the chances for survival or reproduction?
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