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#Question id: 11998


Of the following examples of ecological effect leading to an evolutionary effect, which is most correct? 

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles
  1. When seeds are not plentiful ? trees produce more seeds.
  2. A  few  organisms of  a  larger  population  survive  a  drought  ?  these survivors then  emigrate  to  less  arid environments.
  3. A  few  individuals  with  denser fur  survive the  coldest  days  of  an  ice  age  ?  the  reproducing survivors all have long fur.
  4. Fish that swim the fastest in running water  catch the most prey and more easily escape predation.
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#Question id: 3254

#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

Consider a single locus with 2 alleles which are at Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. If the frequency of the heterozygous genotypes is 0.42, what is the frequency of one homozygote in the population?

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#Question id: 3255

#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

The body weight of offspring of bird species is range between 12 gm to 18 gm. In a laboratory experiment, species was subjected to selection pressure having influence on the offspring body weight. After many generations of experimental selection pressure, the body weight range between 16 gm to 24 gm. Which of the following natural selection operate on this species?

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#Question id: 3256

#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

There are three alleles, A1, A2, and A3, whose frequencies are equal abundance. According the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium

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#Question id: 3257

#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

Which of the following statements about evolution is NOT true?

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#Question id: 3258

#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

Which of the following incorrect about genetic drift

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#Question id: 3259

#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

Different type of evolution leads to group of taxon in following three manners

A- group of taxon whose member have descended from common ancestor

B- when two lineages convergently  evolve similar character states form  groups that are recognized by pheneticists

c. taxon that include most recent ancestor but not all of its descendent