D. Variation in these heritable traits leads to differential survival and reproduction in the
population
6)
The four forces of evolution encompassed in the evolutionary synthesis include:
A
A. Natural selection, mutation, gene flow, and genetic drift
B. Natural selection, blending inheritance, catastrophism, and uniformitarianism
C. Genetic drift, gene flow, mutation, and migration
D. Gene flow, alleles, genetic drift, and mutation
7)
What are the three conditions that are required for natural selection?
C
A. Species change and adapt based on environmental pressure, individuals change
within their lifetime, and offspring inherit the changes
B. Genetic drift, gene flow, and mutations provide the changes that affect future
generations
C. Traits must be heritable, variation exists among members of populations, variation in
heritable
traits leads to differential survival and reproduction
D. The number of adults tends to remain the same over time, individuals vary very little
over time,
and natural selection works on only the best of those adults in each generation
8)
List AND define the five scientific disciplines that Darwin drew on to develop his
thinking about evolution.
Geology:
The study of earth’s physical history
Paleontology:
The study of extinct life forms through the analysis of fossils
Taxonomy:
The classification of organisms in a system that reflects degree of relatedness
Systematics:
The study and classification of living organisms to determine their evolutionary
relationships with one another.
Demography:
study of populations features and vital stats such as birth rate, death rate,
population size and density.
9
) What is the result of Transcription in protein synthesis?
D
A. DNA template
B. Transfer RNA (tRNA)
C. Double stranded Messenger RNA (mRNA)
D. Single stranded Messenger RNA (mRNA)
10)
In his work on pea plants, Mendel found that plant height was inherited
