BI405 Lecture Notes - Sexual Selection, Birth Weight, Disruptive Selection
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Need help with evolution questions:
1.) A haplotype is best defined as the ________________.
haploid genotypes of all the gametes produced by a diploid individual | |
ABO blood type conferred by an individual gamete |
genotype of either the paternal or maternal chromosomal complement |
multilocus genotype of a chromosome or gamete |
2.) Which of the following statements regarding linkage disequilibrium is true?
Exists when D is less than zero, but not when it is greater than zero. |
Is reduced by sexual reproduction. |
Is increased by crossing-over during meiosis. |
Is increased by any random sampling error that happens to create or destroy certain chromosome genotypes but not others. |
Is reduced by selection that favors certain combinations of genotypes. 3.) Selection on multilocus genotypes in random-mating populations leads to linkage disequilibrium when _______________.
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Which of the following provides evidence for evolution?
All of these answers are correct |
Comparing DNA sequences between species |
Looking at the geographic distribution of similar species |
Comparing similarities in embryonic development between species |
Analyzing transitional fossils |
Which one of the following statements is true?
Natural selection works on non-heritable traits. |
Mutations only give rise to harmful traits. |
Natural selection works on variation already present in a population. |
Individuals evolve through natural selection. |
Which one of the following can create new alleles?
Genetic drift |
Natural selection |
Gene flow |
Mutation |
Which of the following is true concerning evolution?
An individual can evolve |
Genetic drift is a non-random part of natural selection |
An organism's fitness is determined by how long it survives |
Natural selection occurs through a change in allele frequency |
All living things need carbon. How does carbon enter the living portion of an ecosystem?
Atmospheric carbon dioxide taken in by photosynthesis. |
Atmospheric carbon dioxide taken in by soil bacteria. |
Elemental carbon taken in by plant roots. |
Elemental carbon taken in by cellular respiration. |
Elemental carbon taken in by cellular transpiration. |
The burning of fossil fuels:
Releases excess carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. |
Removes pollutants from the atmosphere. |
Was developed by scientists to combat global climate change. |
Has no effect on the carbon cycle. |
Is good for the environment |
__________ conducts water and dissolved minerals from the __________ to the ___________.
Phloem; roots; shoots |
Xylem; roots; shoots |
Phloem; shoots; roots |
Xylem; shoots; roots |
What is a disadvantage of growing traditional crops such as corn, soy or sugar cane for making biofuel?
they require lots of land and fresh water |
they take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere |
they release oxygen into the atmosphere |
they release water through their stomata |
______ is the source of the oxygen gas released by a photosystem.
NADPH |
H2O |
C6H12O6 |
CO2 |
Chlorophyll |
Through what structure(s) do plants obtain most of their water?
interior cells |
stems |
leaves |
roots |
stomata |