BIO 182 Lecture quiz 2 Questions with
Accurate Answers
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 - ANSWERSconvergent 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 - ANSWERS0.30
The random loss of alleles in a population is called
a.) mutation
b.) selection
c.) genetic drift
e.) electrophoresis
d.) gene flow - ANSWERSgenetic 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?
Accurate Answers
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 - ANSWERSconvergent 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 - ANSWERS0.30
The random loss of alleles in a population is called
a.) mutation
b.) selection
c.) genetic drift
e.) electrophoresis
d.) gene flow - ANSWERSgenetic 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?
