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swe Unit] rat fo PRACTICE QUESTIONS IN PREPARATION FOR KEYSTONE EXAM ‘TOPIC: EVOLUTION AND POPULATION GENETICS” scont__j15 & 4: lnrelation to natural selection evolution’ the: A Process 8, outcome . Mechanism . Purpose trae eree ontime nr mere mesnereerexar Se ee eee ciee Geel cere cae ener saeei ane vat ot Ce ee eam Someta pee ene ioe eee Asean hr boson nseses SE meal eetecobe fg See en cartrnenets erotaby amir somanes Mat o Riabu ciate rat tue ines nape into re toy b aiairhtpersdneomisrntsmigactunangas sare camper ayo A. hich one ofthe folowing statements is acrurate? ‘A Natural selection works on variation already present in a population, 1. Natura selection works on non-heritable traits ja population, AJ? C. Invidval evolve through natural selection. ©. Organisms evolve structures that hey need. AK) Which af the following factrsis most fikely to contribute to gene flow: |A. Random mating 8. Migration C, Mutation D. Geneticdnift the most common cicumference is 2 em. What you expect the most common circumference t0 be after 10 generations of stabilizing selection? ‘A 2om — oF 1. Greater than 2em orless than 2.€m . Greater than 2 em and less than 2cm disiegive, aiseel yal D. Notable tobe determined from information given changes In Aloe Frequeey Over TE ato > sepetscsate _ACTalural selection acting ona harmful trait = 'B, natural selection acting on a beneficial trait Yeor0 R creo 6. Assesment crates flonsnapopatonf ek end eth AL: _ZE natural selection acting on adominant trait a “prratual selection acting ona recessive trait ne ‘ho cpt ofalloZ Dy In orth America the eastern spotted skunk mates in lte winter, and the westem spotted stunk in late summer. Even though thelr geographic ranges overlap, the species do not mate with each otner. Which type of izlation mast likely prevents these two species from interbreeding? ‘Achabitat 8. gameti/zygotic C. geographic 0. temporal/reproductive Isolation Ye student Peso ate: 9. Two continental plats cole and begin to build up 2 mountain range. Gradually, a species oflisrds ‘becomes separated by the mountan ange. The members on one side can no longer interact with ‘members onthe other side, Du to their separation, the two populations of ards wil ely ‘A. evolve inexact the same manner and remain as one species 8. become eatinct within one year CC. evolve ito separate species over millions of years. 1. begin hunting one another for food. Inthe given environments? ‘a rabbit with shor, brown fur in aco, sagwy, arctic environment ‘large, leafy plant with Ralow roots na Rat sna dry desert ome abi witha sort beak in an area where Insects lve deep within the ground 0 ‘Da lizard that |i te same coloration ass surrounding plant fe 11. Overtime, as a result of natural selection, the amoust (ar frequency) of favorable alleles inthe gene pool is expected to “The following graphs demonstrate that the Renotype ‘were most suecessfl. TA. ner... 8. Decrease.-.Aaand AA C Remainstable..Aa and aa 0. ngreasn08 ond A j | : i 3 4 j i | | a a vate fo MA mem CL. Shorty before Chaves Darwin developed natural selection asa means to explain toevoltion, ‘ean Bape Lamarck proporad the idea of “ure and disuse” or “acquired traits” ax an explanation for ‘evolution, Lamars’s explanation isnot widely supported by scientific evidence ‘which statement below represents the greatest law in Lamarck’s explanation for evolution? 1 incldes the possibilty of variation na population and competition for resources. 8 ities that the population does the evolving because of an environmental pressure, time that the individual organism evolves because It is needed and passes on any characteristic Ie oqured tots off3pan———— 0. All ofthese,

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