Do the following examples describe directional, disruptive, balancing, or stabilizing selection? A. Polymorphisms in snail color and banding pattern as described in Figure 24.13 B. Thick fur among mammals exposed to cold climates C. Birth weight in humans D. Sturdy stems and leaves among plants exposed to windy climates

Do the following examples describe directional, disruptive, balancing, or stabilizing selection? A. Polymorphisms in snail color and banding pattern as described in Figure 24.13 B. Thick fur among mammals exposed to cold climates C. Birth weight in humans D. Sturdy stems and leaves among plants exposed to windy climates

Biology (MindTap Course List)

11th Edition

ISBN:9781337392938

Author:Eldra Solomon, Charles Martin, Diana W. Martin, Linda R. Berg

Publisher:Eldra Solomon, Charles Martin, Diana W. Martin, Linda R. Berg

Chapter19: Evolutionary Change In Populations

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The continued presence of the allele that causes sickle cell anemia in areas where falciparum malaria is prevalent demonstrates which of the following phenomena? (a) inbreeding depression (b) frequency-dependent selection (c) heterozygote advantage (d) genetic drift (e) a genetic bottleneck
When we take, say, 100 individuals of a species of beetle from the wild and place them in a new environment that is not so different that they are unable to thrive but different enough so that they are experiencing a new selective regime, say, a lower temperature, what typically happens? A - Sexual selection causes some larvae to be able to survive in the cooler temperatures and other individuals to be unable to survive because they need warmer temperatures. B - We are unable to measure phenotypic selection, presumably because we do not have much variation among individuals for how they handle temperature. C - The founder event assures us that the new population will be strictly representative of the source population (especially if we took all the 100 from the same location rather that from throughout the range of the species). D - The population evolves to be tolerant of the lower temperature; it can do this because of latent variation already in the 100 founding individuals. E -…
Population genetics is the study of: a. how selective forces change the allele frequencies in a population over time b. the genetic basis of population-wide traits c. whether traits have a genetic basis d. the degree of inbreeding in a population
The best argument for how an unprotected species can evolve to mimic a second protected species (distasteful or noxious) and thus obtain protection is by A. Random changes in the appearance of the unprotected species that lead to increased fitness due to greater similarity with the protected species B. Individuals deciding that they need protection and mutating to look like the protected species C. Individuals changing their diet to increase pigment production to look like the protected species D. Natural selection for more advanced traits that are better to the inferior traits of organisms that do not look like the protected species E. Behavioral modification of the unprotected species to act like the protected species
Is each of the following examples due to directional, disruptive, balancing, or stabilizing selection? A. Polymorphisms in snail color and banding pattern as described. B. Thick fur among mammals exposed to cold climates C. Birth weight in humans D. Sturdy stems and leaves among plants exposed to windy climates
There is a population of cats and 16% of the cats this population show a recessive trait. a. What is the frequency of the recessive allele? b. What is the frequency of the dominant genotype? c. What is the frequency of cats with the heterozygous genotype?
You are wandering in the Amazon rainforest, when you hear the loud call of an animal. You walk in the direction of the sound, and discover that it is coming from an adorable species of frog. a) What type of adaptation is being displayed by this species of frog? b) Describe how selection could work FOR and AGAINST this adaptation.
Which of the following is an example of stabilizing selection?a. Over time, Equus developed strength, intelligence, speed,and durable grinding teeth.b. British land snails mainly have two different phenotypes.c. Swiss starlings usually lay four or five eggs, therebyincreasing their chances of more offspring.d. Drug resistance increases with each generation; theresistant bacteria survive, and the nonresistant bacteriaget killed off.e. All of these are correct
In the 1900s, the Florida panther population declined drastically due to hunting and habitat loss, and, by the mid-1990s, there were fewer than 30 Florida panthers left in the wild. What were the most likely consequences of this decline in population size on the frequency of genetic abnormalities, such as malformed testicles, in the remaining population? A. The frequency of genetic abnormalities decreased due to the weakest panthers being eliminated through natural selection. B. The frequency of genetic abnormalities increased due to an increased rate of migration of other panthers into the population. C. The frequency of genetic abnormalities increased due to the random loss of genetic diversity and increased inbreeding in small populations. D. The frequency of genetic abnormalities decreased because the concentration of adaptive alleles in the small population decreased as the population declined.
3. a. Why are most populations not in Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium? b. There is an ancient village population of humans. We know very little about this population. How can we use genetics to determine if the societal system of the village was matrilocal or patrilocal? c. There was variation in a rat phenotype (coat color.) The coat colors ranged from dark color coats to light color coats. As the rats migrated into the basements of campus, the light color rats were more likely to be caught by the campus cat. Over time, the basement rat population shifted to entirely dark color coats. This is an example of what kind of selection? d. Explain how a genetic bottleneck could lead to higher susceptibility of a disease, such cancer, in that population.
You are studying a species of beetle known as a Flumbodoodle Beetle. The beetle has long spikes on its shell to defend itself from potential predators. You are interested in studying evolution in this beetle. Which of the following studies do you not need to conduct to determine if the long spike trait can evolve by natural selection. a. A study that determines whether beetles with longer spikes survive and reproduce better than beetles with shorter spikes. b. A study that measures the spike length variation across multiple individuals in a population. c. A study where you measure the spike length on the parents and a study where you measure the spike length on the offspring. d. A study that determines whether these spikes on the beetle are also used in mate choice contexts.
60)The figure below shows the average horn size of male big horn sheep in Alberta over a period of 35 years. This population is subject to a legal trophy hunt. Given the available information, what would be the most reasonable evolutionary hypothesis explaining the observed trend? Trophy hunting caused stabilizing selection. Trophy hunting caused disruptive selection. Trophy hunting caused frequency dependent selection. Trophy hunting caused directional selection.