Question 1

The inheritance of acquired characteristics suggests that a person who became strong through lifting weights would pass this trait on to his or her children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Match the following names with their definitions.
-Allee effect

Accepted Answer

A)  mating between closely related individuals 
B)  random changes in allele frequencies over time 
C)  the number of individuals that contribute genes to future populations 
D)  the likelihood that, in a small population, some individuals will fail to mate successfully 
A)  mating between closely related individuals 
B)  random changes in allele frequencies over time 
C)  the number of individuals that contribute genes to future populations 
D)  the likelihood that, in a small population, some individuals will fail to mate successfully

Question 3

Alfred Russel Wallace was a co-discoverer of evolutionary theory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Match the scientist with their discovery
-Lamarck

Accepted Answer

A)  natural selection 
B)  theory of population growth 
C)  transformism 
D)  inheritance 
A)  natural selection 
B)  theory of population growth 
C)  transformism 
D)  inheritance

Question 5

Malthus proposed that because the earth was not overrun by humans they must be limited by

Accepted Answer

A)  food shortage, disease, war. 
B)  natural selection. 
C)  survival of the fittest. 
D)  evolution. 
E)  Adaptation. 
A)  food shortage, disease, war. 
B)  natural selection. 
C)  survival of the fittest. 
D)  evolution. 
E)  Adaptation.

Question 6

When a chromosome breaks in two places and the middle segment turns around and refuses with the same pieces, we call this a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  Duplication 
B)  Transversion 
C)  Deletion 
D)  Inversion 
E)  Translocation 
A)  Duplication 
B)  Transversion 
C)  Deletion 
D)  Inversion 
E)  Translocation

Question 7

Match the continents with their fauna
-South America

Accepted Answer

A)  sloths, anteaters, armadillos, monkeys with prehensile tails 
B)  zebra, giraffes, lions, baboons, okapi, aardvark 
C)  bats, Tasmanian devil, wombat, duck-billed platypus, echidna 
A)  sloths, anteaters, armadillos, monkeys with prehensile tails 
B)  zebra, giraffes, lions, baboons, okapi, aardvark 
C)  bats, Tasmanian devil, wombat, duck-billed platypus, echidna

Question 8

Match the type of chromosome mutation with its effect.
-Translocation

Accepted Answer

A)  loss of part of the chromosome 
B)  added amount of some genes 
C)  chromosome breakage, re-positioning and re-fusing 
D)  the exchange of segments between two non-homologous chromosomes 
A)  loss of part of the chromosome 
B)  added amount of some genes 
C)  chromosome breakage, re-positioning and re-fusing 
D)  the exchange of segments between two non-homologous chromosomes

Question 9

Match the following names with their definitions.
-Inbreeding

Accepted Answer

A)  mating between closely related individuals 
B)  random changes in allele frequencies over time 
C)  the number of individuals that contribute genes to future populations 
D)  the likelihood that, in a small population, some individuals will fail to mate successfully 
A)  mating between closely related individuals 
B)  random changes in allele frequencies over time 
C)  the number of individuals that contribute genes to future populations 
D)  the likelihood that, in a small population, some individuals will fail to mate successfully

Question 10

The decline in the numbers of greater prairie chickens in Illinois in the late 20th century was a striking example of

Accepted Answer

A)  genetic drift. 
B)  inbreeding. 
C)  an extinction vortex. 
D)  a and b 
E)  b and c 
A)  genetic drift. 
B)  inbreeding. 
C)  an extinction vortex. 
D)  a and b 
E)  b and c

Question 11

What is NOT one of the nucleotide bases that make-up double-stranded DNA base pairs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adenine 
B)  Proline 
C)  Thymine 
D)  Guanine 
E)  Cytosine 
A)  Adenine 
B)  Proline 
C)  Thymine 
D)  Guanine 
E)  Cytosine

Question 12

Match the following names with their definitions.
-Genetic drift

Accepted Answer

A)  mating between closely related individuals 
B)  random changes in allele frequencies over time 
C)  the number of individuals that contribute genes to future populations 
D)  the likelihood that, in a small population, some individuals will fail to mate successfully 
A)  mating between closely related individuals 
B)  random changes in allele frequencies over time 
C)  the number of individuals that contribute genes to future populations 
D)  the likelihood that, in a small population, some individuals will fail to mate successfully

Question 13

Match the scientist with their discovery
-Darwin

Accepted Answer

A)  natural selection 
B)  theory of population growth 
C)  transformism 
D)  inheritance 
A)  natural selection 
B)  theory of population growth 
C)  transformism 
D)  inheritance

Question 14

Match the continents with their fauna
-Australia

Accepted Answer

A)  sloths, anteaters, armadillos, monkeys with prehensile tails 
B)  zebra, giraffes, lions, baboons, okapi, aardvark 
C)  bats, Tasmanian devil, wombat, duck-billed platypus, echidna 
A)  sloths, anteaters, armadillos, monkeys with prehensile tails 
B)  zebra, giraffes, lions, baboons, okapi, aardvark 
C)  bats, Tasmanian devil, wombat, duck-billed platypus, echidna

Exam 2: Population Genetics

The inheritance of acquired characteristics suggests that a person who became strong through lifting weights would pass this trait on to his or her children.

Match the following names with their definitions. -Allee effect

Alfred Russel Wallace was a co-discoverer of evolutionary theory.

Match the scientist with their discovery -Lamarck

Malthus proposed that because the earth was not overrun by humans they must be limited by

When a chromosome breaks in two places and the middle segment turns around and refuses with the same pieces, we call this a(n)

Match the continents with their fauna -South America

Match the type of chromosome mutation with its effect. -Translocation

Match the following names with their definitions. -Inbreeding

The decline in the numbers of greater prairie chickens in Illinois in the late 20th century was a striking example of

What is NOT one of the nucleotide bases that make-up double-stranded DNA base pairs?

Match the following names with their definitions. -Genetic drift

Match the scientist with their discovery -Darwin

Match the continents with their fauna -Australia

An Introduction to Ecology

Natural Selection, Speciation, and Extinction

Behavioral Ecology

Temperature

Water

Nutrients

Demographic Techniques and Population Patterns

Life Tables and Demography

Population Growth

Competition and Coexistence

Facilitation

Predation

Herbivory

Parasitism

Population Regulation

Species Diversity

Species Richness Patterns

Species Richness and Community Services

Succession

Island Biogeography

Terrestrial Biomes

Marine Biomes

Freshwater Biomes

Food Webs and Energy Flow

Biomass Production

Biogeochemical Cycles

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