Evolution Exam Multiple Choice Questions with Correct Answers
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Evolution
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Evolution
Evolution Exam Multiple Choice Questions
with Correct Answers
Your friend remarks, "The giraffe stretched its neck while reaching for higher leaves; as a result, its
offspring inherited longer necks" Which statement is the best response to correct your friend's
misconception?
a. Overproduction...
e. increases due to the occurrence of new mutations - ANSWER✔✔-remains the same in every
generation
For a given population that contains genetic variation and is under the influence of natural selection,
what is the correct sequence of the following events?
1. Well-adapted individuals leave more offspring
2. A change occurs in the environment.
3. Genetic frequencies within the population change
4. Poorly adapted individuals do not survive
a. 2 -> 4 -> 1 -> 3
b. 2 -> 4 -> 3 -> 1
c. 4 -> 1 -> 2 -> 3
d. 4 -> 2 -> 3 -> 1 - ANSWER✔✔-2 -> 4 -> 1 -> 3
The Grant's studies of Darwin's finches provided evidence that beak size:
a. adjusted within a given year depending on nutrition status
b. differences were the result of inherited changes in response to environmental selective pressures
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