Mechanisms of Population Evolution

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Which mechanism causes allele frequency change by adaptation to the environment?

  • Genetic drift
  • Environment-driven mutation
  • Natural selection (correct)
  • Gene flow

In response to seed shortage on Daphne Major, which type of birds survived at a higher rate due to their ability to eat more plentiful large seeds?

  • Long-tailed birds
  • Larger-beaked birds (correct)
  • Medium-beaked birds
  • Smaller-beaked birds

What did Gregor Mendel's work on pea plants provide evidence of?

  • Hybridization without genetic variation
  • Environmental adaptation
  • Discrete heritable units (genes) (correct)
  • Continuous heritable units (genes)

Which scale of evolution refers to the change in allele frequencies in a population over generations?

<p>Microevolution (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which mechanism causes allele frequency change through chance events altering allele frequencies?

<p>Genetic drift (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What level of population evolves in response to various mechanisms like natural selection, genetic drift, and gene flow?

<p>Population, not individual members (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a result of genetic variation?

<p>Neutral variation within genes (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main source of genetic variation?

<p>Change in the nucleotide sequence of DNA (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of mutation can have significant impact on phenotype?

<p>Point mutation, change in a single nucleotide (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What can produce genetic variation in organisms with short generation times?

<p>Mutation of genes (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which statement about phenotypic variation is true?

<p>Phenotypic variation can result from both environmental influences and genetic differences (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is genetic variation quantified at the gene level?

<p>By the percentage of heterozygous loci in a population (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which process can produce new alleles?

<p>Mutation of genes (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What can maintain a pool of alleles that could be beneficial if the environment changes?

<p>&quot;Heterozygote protection&quot; (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How are phenotypic differences determined by two or more genes usually classified?

<p>As variations in gradations along a continuum (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of mutation can have selective advantage or disadvantage?

<p>Mutations that result in a change in phenotype (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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