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#Question id: 11715


The lifetime dispersal area of a particular species of drosophila is 0.2 km2. What else would we need to know to determine the neighbourhood size for this species?

#Section 1: Ecology
  1. The population density of the drosophila
  2. The quality of the habitat matrix
  3. The mating system of the drosophila
  4. All of the above
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#Question id: 3367

#Section 2: Evolution

The largest unit within which gene flow can readily occur is a

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#Question id: 3431

#Section 2: Evolution

In the territorial behavior of the stickleback fish, the red belly of one male elicits attack from another male by functioning as

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#Question id: 16204

#Section 2: Evolution

Evolution of different characters at different rates within a lineage called as?

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#Question id: 3427

#Section 2: Evolution

Natural selection can alter the frequency of distribution allele and heritable trait in different following way

A- Accumulation of those mutation that increase fitness of population in changing environment

B- Check accumulation of mutation that lower the fitness of species in unchanging environment

c- occur when population is subjected to divergent selection

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#Question id: 3425

#Section 2: Evolution

Many evolutionary forces are operating in population. In study, within population increase genetic variation due to -----A-----while decrease genetic variation due to ------B-----. Between populations increase genetic variation due to -----C-----while decrease genetic variation due to ------D-----.

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#Question id: 3423

#Section 2: Evolution

Following statement regarding divergent evolution?

A- Spreading of same species to different and isolated environments which blocks the gene flow among the distinct populations

B. vertebrate limb of whale and elephant is one example of divergent evolution

C- Both orthologous genes and paralogous genes can be said to display divergent evolution

D- Sympatric speciation leads to divergence of one species in to two are more descendant species

Which of the following combination of above statement are correct?