Biology (Mader), 10th Edition

Chapter 16: How Populations Evolve

Post-Test

1
All the members of a single species occupying a particular area at the same time is a _____.
A)community
B)population
C)neighborhood
2
The various alleles at all the gene loci in all individuals make up the _____ of the population.
A)gametes
B)zygotes
C)gene pool
D)phenotype
3
The Hardy-Weinberg law states that an equilibrium of allele frequencies in a gene pool will remain in effect in each succeeding generation of a sexually reproducing population as long as _____ conditions are met.
A)one
B)three
C)five
D)seven
4
In the Hardy-Weinberg equation, 2pq equals the percentage of _____.
A)homozygous dominant
B)homozygous recessive
C)heterozygous
5
Of the conditions that can cause a deviation from the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium only _____ causes adaptation to the environment.
A)mutation
B)natural selection
C)gene flow
D)nonrandom mating
6
If there is an absence of migration of breeding individuals among populations, ____ will not occur.
A)gene flow
B)genetic mutations
C)natural selection
D)random mating
7
What is the frequency of the dominant allele in a population of 100 individuals with the following genotypes: 30 BB, 60 Bb, 10 bb?
A)0.2
B)0.4
C)0.6
D)None of these
8
What is the frequency of the recessive allele in a population of 100 individuals with the following genotypes: 30 BB, 60 Bb, 10 bb?
A)0.2
B)0.4
C)0.6
D)0.8
9
The shift in the population of peppered moths from 10% dark-colored moths prior to the advent of industry to 80% dark-colored moths after the advent of industry illustrates the process of _____.
A)microevolution
B)artificial selection
C)industrial melanism
D)None of these
10
A mutation can be __________ to an organism.
A)beneficial
B)neutral in its effect
C)harmful
D)All of the above
11
Gene flow _____.
A)is the result of a change in the nucleotide sequence of DNA
B)among populations increases the rate of speciation
C)tends to decrease the genetic diversity among populations
D)All of these
12
Which of the following is an example of sexual selection?
A)The attraction of female Raggiana birds to a male Raggianas with an elaborately colored plumage
B)Tall humans mating with other tall humans
C)Inbreeding
D)All of these
13
When individuals tend to mate with those that have the same phenotype with respect to some characteristic, _____ occurs.
A)sexual selection
B)assertative mating
C)random mating
D)None of these
14
When the majority of types of genotypes are prevented from participating in the production of the next generation, _____ has occurred.
A)the bottleneck effect
B)disruptive selection
C)gene flow
D)random mating
15
A recessive allele that causes polydactylism is found in an usually large percentage of the Amish of Lancaster County, PA because of _____.
A)stabilizing selection
B)sexual selection
C)the founder effect
D)industrial melanism
16
When an extreme phenotype is favored and the distribution curve shifts in that direction, _____ selection occurs.
A)stabilizing
B)directional
C)disruptive
D)None of these
17
An individual's fitness affects _____.
A)variation
B)inheritance
C)differential adaptedness
D)differential reproduction
18
The occurrence of disruptive selection in the British land snails created _____.
A)two different phenotypes, snails with dark shells and snails with light-banded shells
B)one intermediate phenotype, snails with mottled shells
C)a larger number of snails with dark shells
D)None of these
19
The increased fitness of the individuals who are _________ for sickle-cell disease in areas where malaria is prevalent maintains the recessive allele in the population.
A)homozygous dominant
B)heterozygous
C)homozygous recessive
D)None of these
20
In the study of sex selection in humans, studies have found a desire of women for certain types of men has led to the practice of___________.
A)monogamy
B)marriage
C)polygamy
D)None of these
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