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#Question id: 12310


Which of the following statements about evolution of behavior is correct?

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles
  1. Natural selection will favor behavior that enhances survival and reproduction
  2. An animal may show behavior that maximizes reproductive fitness.
  3. If a behavior is less than optimal, it is not completely evolved but will eventually become optimal.
  4. A and b both
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#Question id: 3285

#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

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

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#Question id: 3286

#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

 In a human population, the gene frequencies of the alleles for the ABO system are as follows:

A = 29%                         B = 7%                                    0=64%

Assuming complete random mating and Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium,

What are the blood type A frequencies in this population?

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#Question id: 3287

#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

Which statement is not an assumption of the Hardy–Weinberg law?

a. The allelic frequencies (p and q) are equal.

b. The population is randomly mating.

c. The population is large.

d. Locus is di-allelic

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#Question id: 3291

#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

Which of the following is the most predictable outcome of increased gene flow between two populations?

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#Question id: 3292

#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

Which of the following is correct observation?

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#Question id: 3293

#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

In a Hardy-Weinberg population of butterflies find that 32% are heterozygous at a particular locus. What should be the frequency of the homozygous individuals in this population?