BIO 182 LECTURE QUIZ 2 COMPLETE FINAL EXAM REVIEW
GUIDE WITH PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
(2025–2026)
The fact that many forms of aquatic animals look alike even though they had diverse ancestors
can be attributed to __________________.
a.) convergent evolution
b.) divergent evolution
c.) development of geographic races
e.) chance alone - correct answer -convergent evolution
If the frequency of one allele in a population is 0.7, what is the frequency of the alternate
allele?
a.) 0.09
b.) 0.49
c.) 0.21
e.) 0.30
d.) 0.42 - correct answer -0.30
, The random loss of alleles in a population is called
a.) mutation
b.) selection
c.) genetic drift
e.) electrophoresis
d.) gene flow - correct answer -genetic drift
Sickle cell anemia is caused by a change in the amino acid sequence of the hemoglobin
molecule. How many amino acids have been changed compared to normal hemoglobin?
a.) 1
b.) 5
c.) 10
d.hundreds
e.thousands - correct answer -1
The similarity of bone structure in the forelimbs of many vertebrates is an example of
GUIDE WITH PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
(2025–2026)
The fact that many forms of aquatic animals look alike even though they had diverse ancestors
can be attributed to __________________.
a.) convergent evolution
b.) divergent evolution
c.) development of geographic races
e.) chance alone - correct answer -convergent evolution
If the frequency of one allele in a population is 0.7, what is the frequency of the alternate
allele?
a.) 0.09
b.) 0.49
c.) 0.21
e.) 0.30
d.) 0.42 - correct answer -0.30
, The random loss of alleles in a population is called
a.) mutation
b.) selection
c.) genetic drift
e.) electrophoresis
d.) gene flow - correct answer -genetic drift
Sickle cell anemia is caused by a change in the amino acid sequence of the hemoglobin
molecule. How many amino acids have been changed compared to normal hemoglobin?
a.) 1
b.) 5
c.) 10
d.hundreds
e.thousands - correct answer -1
The similarity of bone structure in the forelimbs of many vertebrates is an example of
