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human evolution exam 1 ch2-4 study guide
solutions
Frameshift mutations are more likely to have an impact at the phenotypic level because they:
Question 8 options:
are the result of a change in a single nucleotide.
are the result of exposure to radiation.
produce a protein having no function.
are mobile pieces of DNA. - ANSWER✔✔-produce a protein having no function
The advantageous "attributes" to which Darwin refers are now known as:
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Question options:
traits.
genes.
alleles.
chromosomes. - ANSWER✔✔-traits
Adaptive radiation occurs when:
Question options:
one species gives rise to multiple closely related species.
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several species adapt to one environment.
species adapt to environments with high radiation levels.
an individual adapts to varying environments. - ANSWER✔✔-one species gives rise to multiple closely
related species.
Evolutionary synthesis is:
Question options:
the concept of evolution through natural selection.
a unified theory of evolution that combines genetics with natural selection.
a combination of the inheritance of acquired characteristics and natural selection.
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the combination of the theory of evolution and Linnaean taxonomy. - ANSWER✔✔-a unified theory of
evolution that combines genetics with natural selection.
Thomas Malthus's contribution to natural selection is the:
a. binomial taxonomic system of naming species.
b. theory that the earth's old age is based on geologic evidence resulting from cataclysmic
events.
c. observation that an abundance of food would allow a population to increase geometrically
and indefinitely, but there simply is not enough food, so populations are limited by food
supply.
d. theory that environmental resources increase to population pressures. - ANSWER✔✔-c. observation
that an abundance of food would allow a population to increase geometrically
and indefinitely, but there simply is not enough food, so populations are limited by food
supply.
Darwinian evolution proposes that:
a. species adapt and change over time based on the environment.
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human evolution exam 1 ch2-4 study guide
solutions
Frameshift mutations are more likely to have an impact at the phenotypic level because they:
Question 8 options:
are the result of a change in a single nucleotide.
are the result of exposure to radiation.
produce a protein having no function.
are mobile pieces of DNA. - ANSWER✔✔-produce a protein having no function
The advantageous "attributes" to which Darwin refers are now known as:
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Question options:
traits.
genes.
alleles.
chromosomes. - ANSWER✔✔-traits
Adaptive radiation occurs when:
Question options:
one species gives rise to multiple closely related species.
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several species adapt to one environment.
species adapt to environments with high radiation levels.
an individual adapts to varying environments. - ANSWER✔✔-one species gives rise to multiple closely
related species.
Evolutionary synthesis is:
Question options:
the concept of evolution through natural selection.
a unified theory of evolution that combines genetics with natural selection.
a combination of the inheritance of acquired characteristics and natural selection.
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FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024
the combination of the theory of evolution and Linnaean taxonomy. - ANSWER✔✔-a unified theory of
evolution that combines genetics with natural selection.
Thomas Malthus's contribution to natural selection is the:
a. binomial taxonomic system of naming species.
b. theory that the earth's old age is based on geologic evidence resulting from cataclysmic
events.
c. observation that an abundance of food would allow a population to increase geometrically
and indefinitely, but there simply is not enough food, so populations are limited by food
supply.
d. theory that environmental resources increase to population pressures. - ANSWER✔✔-c. observation
that an abundance of food would allow a population to increase geometrically
and indefinitely, but there simply is not enough food, so populations are limited by food
supply.
Darwinian evolution proposes that:
a. species adapt and change over time based on the environment.
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