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#Question id: 10571


Uniform spacing patterns in plants such as the creosote bush are most often associated with

#Section 1: Ecology
  1. patterns of high humidity.
  2. the random distribution of seeds.
  3. competitive interactions among individuals in the population.
  4. the concentration of nutrients within the populationʹs range.
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#Question id: 3422

#Section 2: Evolution

Micro-evolution is the term used for changes in allele frequencies that occur over time.

A) It gives rise to changes in the gene pool, which results in few changes in the same species

B) It occur above species level

C) New addition, deletion in the genetic structure, resulting in the formation of new species

D) It changes occurs over short time scales

Which of the following combinations is correct?

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#Question id: 3420

#Section 2: Evolution

Following are key points about the effect of genetic drift:

A. Genetic drift is significant in small populations.

B. Genetic drift can cause allele frequencies to change in a pre-directed way.

C. Genetic drift can lead to a loss of genetic variation within populations.

D. Genetic drift can cause harmful alleles to become fixed.

Which one of the following combination of the above statements are true?

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#Question id: 3419

#Section 2: Evolution

Which of the following is correct statement?

A. Co-evolution occurs when two or more species reciprocally affect each other's evolution through the process of natural selection.

B. Co-evolution is likely to happen when different species have close ecological interactions with one another.

C. Plant and insect is classical example of co-evolution to maintain ecological interaction

D. Co-evolution is likely to evolution of similar trait in different species

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#Question id: 3414

#Section 2: Evolution

The given below is the graphical representation of the changes in morphological features over a period of the geological time scale, where population A accumulates heritable morphological features and give rise to distinct species B. Population B splits in to a distinct species B1 and B2 Which of the following lineage represent the pattern of speciation by cladogenesis?

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#Question id: 3413

#Section 2: Evolution

 Following certain conditions is present in a population?

A- Large Population

B- Each locus carries two allele 

C- Sexual selection 

D- Frequency dependent selection  

E- No linkage between genes

Which of the following above condition allowed to validity of Hardy- Weinberg Prediction?

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#Question id: 3409

#Section 2: Evolution

All genetic drift arises from sampling error, but there are several different ways in which sampling error can arise as a following

a. Reduced population size

b. Founder effect

c. Genetic bottleneck

d. Mate choice

Which of the following above way cause sampling error in succeed generation?