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1Define evolution.



2A mutation changes the genetic message of a cell.
A)True
B)False



3Who is credited for formulation the theory of evolution?



4The tendency to produce more offspring than competing individuals, and therefore contribute more genes to the next generation, is called ________.



5Define natural selection.



6A genotype consisting of two different alleles at a locus is ________.
A)heterozygous
B)homozygous
C)dominant
D)recessive



7An allele whose expression is masked by dominant alleles is ________.
A)heterozygous
B)heterozygous
C)dominant
D)recessive



8________ is the proportion of individuals in a certain category relative to the total number of individuals considered.



9The ________ Principle enables us to calculate and predict allelic and genotype frequencies.



10List the Hardy-Weinberg Principle equations.



11In the Hardy-Weinberg Principle equations, what does “p” and “q” represent?



12List three assumptions of the Hardy-Weinberg Principle.



13In positive selection, genotypes representing non-adaptive traits in an environment decrease in frequency because their bearers are less likely to survive and reproduce.
A)True
B)False



14List two selection pressures not described in your manual.



15In the procedures involving the Hardy-Weinberg Principle, what does an individual bead represent?
A)generation
B)genotype
C)allele
D)individual



16The procedure examining the evolution of green algae compares changes in ________.
A)The procedure examining the evolution of green algae compares changes in ________.
B)number of flagella
C)rate of photosynthesis
D)colony complexity







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