Chapter 13

Biology Today and Tomorrow with Physiology · 15 exercises

Problem 1

______ is the original source of new alleles. a. Mutation b. Natural selection c. Genetic drift d. Gene flow e. Speciation f. Microevolution

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Problem 2

Which is required for evolution to occur in a population? a. genetic diversity b. selection pressure c. gene flow d. none of the above

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Problem 3

Match the pattern of natural selection with its best description. stabilizing disruptive a. eliminates extreme forms of a trait b. eliminates mid-range forms of a trait

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Problem 4

Sexual selection frequently influences aspects of body form and can lead to _____. a. a sexual dimorphism b. male aggression c. exaggerated traits d. all of the above

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Problem 5

The persistence of the sickle allele at high frequency in a population is a case of _____ a. bottlenecking b. balanced polymorphism c. the founder effect d. inbreeding

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Problem 6

______ tends to keep populations similar to one another. a. Genetic drift b. Gene flow c. Mutation d. Natural selection

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Problem 7

The theory of evolution by natural selection does not explain ______. a. genetic drift b. the founder effect c. gene flow d. how mutations arise e. inheritance f. any of the above

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Problem 8

Which of the following is not part of how we define a species? a. Its individuals appear different from other species. b. It is reproductively isolated from other species. c. Its populations can interbreed. d. Fertile offspring are produced.

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Problem 9

Which of the following statements is correct? a. Genetic drift occurs only in small populations. b. Inbreeding increases genetic diversity. c. Gene flow can reintroduce alleles into a population.

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Problem 10

After fire devastates all of the trees in a wide swath of forest, populations of a species of treed welling frog on either side of the burned area diverge to become separate species. This is an example of ______ a. allopatric speciation b. adaptive radiation c. an evolutionary bottleneck d. genetic drift

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Problem 11

In many bird species, sex is preceded by a courtship dance. If a male's dance is unrecognized by the female, she will not mate with him. This is an example of _____. a. a sexual dimorphism b. disruptive selection c. sexual selection d. coevolution

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Problem 12

Is a way of reconstructing evolutionary history based on derived traits. a. Natural selection b. Linnaean taxonomy c. Adaptive radiation d. Cladistics

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Problem 13

The evolution of wings helped Pterygota, the winged insect clade, to be very successful. In this example, wings are a(n) ______ a. derived trait b. adaptive trait c. key innovation d. all of the above

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Problem 14

In cladograms, sister groups are _____ a. inbred b. the same age c. represented by nodes d. in the same family

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Problem 15

Match the evolution concepts. $$ \text {gene flow } \quad \quad \text {a. outcome can be interdependence} $$ $$ \text {sexual selection } \quad \quad \text {b. changes in allele frequencies due to chance alone} $$ $$ \text {derived trait } \quad \quad \text {c. alleles enter or leave a population} $$ $$ \text {extinct } \quad \quad \text {d. evolutionary history} $$ $$ \text {genetic drift } \quad \quad \text {e. adaptive traits make their bearers better at securing mates} $$ $$ \text {coevolution } \quad \quad \text {f. burst of divergences from one lineage into many} $$ $$ \text {cladogram } \quad \quad \text {g. no more living members} $$ $$ \text {adaptive radiation } \quad \quad \text {h. diagram of sets within sets} $$ $$ \text {phylogeny } \quad \quad \text {i. present in a group but not in its ancestors} $$

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