Choose the phrase that best represents macroevolutionary change. |
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New forms of animals replacing older ones |
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In a certain population, the frequency of a dominant allele is represented by p = 0.7, and the frequency of the recessive allele is represented by 0.3. What is the frequency of the heterozygous genotype? |
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0.42 |
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Whales are descendents of: |
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a relative of a hippopotamus |
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The evidence for evolution includes which of the following? |
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All of the choices are correct. |
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All of the following are correct about Intelligent Design except: |
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it is scientifically testable |
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The Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium is based on a number of assumptions. Which of the following is NOT one of those? |
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Mating occurs nonrandomly, and mates exert preferences. |
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A population of frogs developing a slight difference in their mating calls is an example of |
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microevolutionary change |
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Over time, the same bones in different vertebrates were put to different uses. This falls under the category of: |
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homologous structures |
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The hypothesis that suggests evolution occurs slowly and changes in organisms are nearly imperceptible is: |
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gradualism |
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Most types of organisms evolve at about the same rate. |
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FALSE |
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The fossil record indicates that whales evolved from: |
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hoofed mammals |
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If two species of plants bloom during different seasons in the same habitat, this is known as: |
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temporal isolation |
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________________ results from microevolutionary changes that increase the likelihood of survival and reproduction |
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Adaptation |
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The molecular evidence of how the cytochrome c gene changes with time suggests that this gene evolves: |
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at a constant rate |
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Two populations of flowers are separated by a mountain range and would not be capable of interbreeding. This is an example of: |
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geographical isolation |
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Bees may pick up pollen of one species on a certain place on their bodies; if this area does not come into contact with the receptive structures of the flowers of another plant species, the pollen is not transferred. This is an example of: |
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mechanical isolation |
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A structure remaining in an animal but with no use at all is called: |
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vestigial |
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The hypothesis that suggests evolution occurs in spurts, with a great deal of evolutionary activity followed by periods of slower evolution is: |
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punctuated equilibrium |
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Sickle-cell anemia in humans is an example of: |
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stabilizing or balancing selection |
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All of the following are examples of vestigial structures except: |
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human gall bladder |
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When selection operates to eliminate intermediate phenotypes, it is referred to as: |
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disruptive selection |
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The notion that organisms that are more distantly related should have time to accumulate more biochemical differences than those more closely related can best be illustrated using: |
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a molecular clock |
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In pools below waterfalls, where predation is _____, male guppies are _____, whereas in pools above waterfalls where predation is ______, male guppies are ______. |
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high, drab colored, low, more colorful |
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Choose the phrase that best represents microevolutionary change. |
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Changes in allele frequency in a population |
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In small populations, gene frequencies can change drastically by chance alone. This phenomenon is called: |
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genetic drift |
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