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Concepts of Evolution
How Populations
Evolve
The Origin of Species
Tracing Evolutionary
History
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FINAL ROUND
Darwin
$100 Question
Natural selection _________.
a. results in evolutionary adaptation
b. is the result of sampling error
c. does not affect allelic frequencies
d. prepares organisms for
future changes in
the environment
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Darwin
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Natural selection _________.
a. results in evolutionary adaptation
b. is the result of sampling error
c. does not affect allelic frequencies
d. prepares organisms for
future changes in
the environment
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Darwin
$200 Question
Biologically speaking, fitness increases
when an organism _______________.
a. survives many hardships
b. lives for a long time
c. passes on a greater proportion of its
genes to the next generation
d. is disease free
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Darwin
$200 Answer
Biologically speaking, fitness increases
when an organism _______________.
a. survives many hardships
b. lives for a long time
c. passes on a greater proportion of its
genes to the next generation
d. is disease free
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Darwin
$300 Question
Which of the following people developed a
theory of evolution almost identical to
Charles Darwin’s?
a. Charles Lyell
b. Alfred Wallace
c. Louis Pasteur
d. Gregor Mendel
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Darwin
$300 Answer
Which of the following people developed a
theory of evolution almost identical to
Charles Darwin’s?
a. Charles Lyell
b. Alfred Wallace
c. Louis Pasteur
d. Gregor Mendel
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Evolution of Populations
$400 Question
Genetic differences between populations
tend to be reduced by
____________________.
a. gene flow
b. mutation
c. genetic drift
d. the founder effect
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Evolution of Populations
$400 Answer
Genetic differences between populations
tend to be reduced by
____________________.
a. gene flow
b. mutation
c. genetic drift
d. the founder effect
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Evolution of Populations
$500 Question
Which type of selection shifts a phenotypic
curve in favor of one extreme phenotype?
a. diversifying selection
b. directional selection
c. optimal selection
d. stabilizing selection
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Evolution of Populations
$500 Answer
Which type of selection shifts a phenotypic
curve in favor of one extreme phenotype?
a. diversifying selection
b. directional selection
c. optimal selection
d. stabilizing selection
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Origin of Species
$100 Question
What branch of biology is concerned with
the naming and classifying of diverse life
forms?
a. ecology
b. physiology
c. histology
d. taxonomy
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Origin of Species
$100 Answer
What branch of biology is concerned with
the naming and classifying of diverse life
forms?
a. ecology
b. physiology
c. histology
d. taxonomy
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Origin of Species
$200 Question
Which of the following reproductive barriers
prevents individuals of different species
from mating with each other?
a. hybrid inviability
b. hybrid sterility
c. gametic isolation
d. behavioral isolation
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Origin of Species
$200 Answer
Which of the following reproductive barriers
prevents individuals of different species
from mating with each other?
a. hybrid inviability
b. hybrid sterility
c. gametic isolation
d. behavioral isolation
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Origin of Species
$300 Question
Speciation requires _____________.
a. periods of rapid evolutionary change
b. genetic isolation
c. long periods of time
d. geographic isolation
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Origin of Species
$300 Answer
Speciation requires _____________.
a. periods of rapid evolutionary change
b. genetic isolation
c. long periods of time
d. geographic isolation
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Origin of Species
$400 Question
Sympatric speciation excludes
____________.
a. mechanical isolation
b. geographic isolation
c. behavioral isolation
d. temporal isolation
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Origin of Species
$400 Answer
Sympatric speciation excludes
____________.
a. mechanical isolation
b. geographic isolation
c. behavioral isolation
d. temporal isolation
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Origin of Species
$500 Question
A pattern of evolution in which most change
in appearance occurs rapidly fits the
________ model of speciation.
a. gradulism
b. homeostatic
c. isotonic
d. punctuated equilibrium
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Origin of Species
$500 Answer
A pattern of evolution in which most change
in appearance occurs rapidly fits the
________ model of speciation.
a. gradulism
b. homeostatic
c. isotonic
d. punctuated equilibrium
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Evolutionary History
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Which kingdom(s) colonized land first?
a. Monera
b. Archaea
c. Plantae and Fungi
d. Protista and Fungi
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Evolutionary History
$100 Answer
Which kingdom(s) colonized land first?
a. Monera
b. Archaea
c. Plantae and Fungi
d. Protista and Fungi
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Evolutionary History
$200 Question
Which of the following eras is often called
the “Age of Reptiles”?
a. Permian
b. Mesozoic
c. Cenozoic
d. Cambrian
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Evolutionary History
$200 Answer
Which of the following eras is often called
the “Age of Reptiles”?
a. Permian
b. Mesozoic
c. Cenozoic
d. Cambrian
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Evolutionary History
$300 Question
It is estimated that our modern continents
were beginning to take shape how many
years ago?
a. 65 million years ago
b. 375 million years ago
c. 500 million years ago
d. 1.4 billion years ago
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Evolutionary History
$300 Answer
It is estimated that our modern continents
were beginning to take shape how many
years ago?
a. 65 million years ago
b. 375 million years ago
c. 500 million years ago
d. 1.4 billion years ago
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Evolutionary History
$400 Question
The abiotic origin of life is referred to as
_________.
a. spontaneous generation
b. diversification
c. endosymbiosis
d. biogenesis
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Evolutionary History
$400 Answer
The abiotic origin of life is referred to as
_________.
a. spontaneous generation
b. diversification
c. endosymbiosis
d. biogenesis
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Evolutionary History
$500 Question
The evolutionary history of a group of
organisms is called __________________.
a. phylogeny
b. cladistics
c. parsimony
d. taxonomy
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Evolutionary History
$500 Answer
The evolutionary history of a group of
organisms is called __________________.
a. phylogeny
b. cladistics
c. parsimony
d. taxonomy
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FINAL ROUND Question
Speciation without geographic isolation is
called _____________.
a. spontaneous generation
b. adaptive radiation
c. sympatric speciation
d. allopatric speciation
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FINAL ROUND Answer
Speciation without geographic isolation is
called _____________.
a. spontaneous generation
b. adaptive radiation
c. sympatric speciation
d. allopatric speciation
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