During  a  field  trip,  an  instructor  touched  a  moth  resting  on  a  tree  trunk.  The  moth  raised  its  forewings  to  reveal large eyespots on its hind wings. The instructor asked why the moth lifted its wings. One student answered that sensory  receptors  had  fired  and  triggered  a  neuronal  reflex  culminating  in  the  contraction  of  certain  muscles.  A second student responded that the behaviour might frighten predators. Which statement best describes these explanations?

#Question id: 3279

#Section 2: Evolution

Which two of the following have operated to increase divergence between mosquito fish populations on island?

a. improved gene flow

b. bottleneck effect

c. sexual selection

d. founder effect

e. natural selection

#Question id: 3281

#Section 2: Evolution

One population X has 750 AA, 0 Aa, and 250 aa; the other Y has 500 AA, 500 Aa, and 0 aa. After one generation of random mating, the genotype frequencies X and Y respectively if the population size remains 1,000.

#Question id: 4730

#Section 2: Evolution

Cross is made between a pure breeding plant having red coloured male flowers with a pure breeding plant having white colored female flowers. All of these offspring are white colored flower. Upon selfing of these F1 red flower plant produced both red and white flower. Which of the following is conclusion of these cross?

#Question id: 3283

#Section 2: Evolution

if the forward ( p in to q) and reverse ( q in to p) mutation rates for alleles at a locus are 1×10−1 and 1×10−2 per generation, respectively and the allelic frequencies are p = 0.20 and q = 0.80. if you assuming random matting population. Which of the following observation correct?

#Question id: 3284

#Section 2: Evolution

The fitness of three genotype are A1A1 < A1A2 = A2A2) Which of the following observation correct?

#Question id: 3285

#Section 2: Evolution

Natural selection continually operates on each species to keep up with improvements made by competing species; each species’ environment deteriorates as its competitors evolve new adaptations. This is known as