Q: Define the concept of Macroevolution and Speciation ?
A: Eg of speciation: Galapagos finches Eg of macroevolution: the evolution of whales from quadrupeds.…
Q: What is genetic drift, gene flow and a population bottle neck
A: The study of genetic variation in a population is known as the population genetics. It involves…
Q: Sometimes physical elements can prevent several of the individual composing an original population…
A: A species is a group of individuals that can breed together. They can't mate with individuals of…
Q: Do you expect that natural selection acting within a species would increase the population size of…
A: Evolution is the progression of life forms that shares the heritable characteristics and lives a…
Q: What are the 3 mechanisms of microevolution? And tell if speciation is an example of…
A: The process of evolution is the change in a population that passes from generation to generations.…
Q: What is convergent evolution? How does it support the theory ofevolution?
A: Convergent evolution is a phenomenon in which organisms evolve similar features although they are…
Q: What are the similarities and differences between microevolution and macroevolution?
A: The process of evolution is the change in a population that passes from generation to generations.…
Q: How do you understand Microevolution (with "i") and Macroevolution (with "a")? Compare and contrast…
A: The change in the species features with time over several generations is called evolution. This…
Q: Explain the mechanisms that produce change in population from generation to generation. 1.…
A: In the absence of the four causes that could modify allele frequencies in a population, the…
Q: Understand how the Hardy-Weinberg principle is used to explain the process of microevolution.
A: Evolution is change in the heritable qualities of organic populaces over progressive ages. These…
Q: Describe how macroevolution can occur due to allopatric and sympatric speciation using one example…
A: Speciation is the process of arising of different species from a common ancestor, and in this regard…
Q: Describe how the effects of genetic drift and natural selection can interact in a subdivided…
A: Evolution is defined as a change or alteration in the genetic composition of a specific population…
Q: 1. ____ occurs when allele frequencies change over generation due to random chance. a. extinction…
A: Introduction: Gene flow is the transfer of alleles or genes from one population to another. This…
Q: Which of the following does NOT tend to promote genetic divergence between populations? a)…
A: The heritable variety that exists both within and between populations of organisms is essential to…
Q: Would two small, geographically isolated populations in very different environments be likely to…
A: The basis of the evolution of organisms is natural selection. Apart from natural selection, several…
Q: Which of the following evolutionary forces would be expected to increase genetic divergence between…
A: Divergence is an evolutionary process wherein a population of an inbreeding species diverges into…
Q: Define microevolution.
A: Micro evolution is the change in allele frequencies that occurs over a time within a population .…
Q: Explain the Rate of Macroevolution ?
A: Macroevolution is the study of the evolution of groups greater than a single species. If given…
Q: Which microevolutionary force leads to adaptive changes in allele frequencies?
A: There are few evolutionary forces which changes the allele in population Mutation - abbreviation…
Q: What factors contribute to macroevolution?
A: Microevolution is outlined as changes at intervals in a species that is not forceful enough to make…
Q: Does microevolution explain speciation?
A: It is a process that results in changes in the genetic material of a population over time. It…
Q: Which of the evolutionary processes discussed in the material presented can introduce genetic…
A: Natural selection: it states that only those organisms who are fit according to the environmental…
Q: Name two events that must happen for both allopatric speciation and sympatric speciation to occur.
A: The two main components of nature and abiotic and biotic components. The environment constitutes the…
Q: . What is the relationship between macroevolution andmicroevolution?
A: Microevolution is the adjustment in allele frequencies that happens over the long run inside a…
Q: Which of the following is not one of the four factors that produce and redistribute variation? Group…
A: INTRODUCTION The four factors that produce and redistribute variation are genetic drift, mutation,…
Q: A molecular clock may not be linear because a. mutation rates may differ among different species. b.…
A: The molecular clock is a way of analyzing the genetic sequence data for a particular species, gene,…
Q: What is the process in which two closely interacting species jointly act as selective agents of…
A: The Selective Agent is the environmental factor acting on the population. The Selection Pressure is…
Q: Describe the evolutionary mechanisms (natural selection, artificial selection, sexual selection,…
A: EVOLUTION : Evolution is change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over…
Q: Which of the following is an example of gene flow? O a. horizontal gene transfer b. sexual selection…
A: Gene flow occurs when genetic material is exchanged between two or more populations of the same…
Q: What is required for macroevolution?
A: Evolution can be defined as the change in the heritable characteristics of populations over…
Q: Are there newer trends in determining evolutionary relationships? If yes, what are they?
A: Phylogenetic tree is a diagrammatic representation that is use to reflect evolutionary…
Q: What is Microevolution?
A: Evolution is the change from one form to another form through a particular sequence. The change up…
Q: Which type of natural selection is involved in sympatric speciation? Group of answer choices A.…
A: Sympatric speciation is the evolution of a new species from the surviving ancestral species. Both…
Q: Explain how natural selection drives microevolution
A: Natural selection is a process of adaption of an organism to its environment, Microevolution…
Q: Why are evolutionary novelties important to scientists studying macroevolution?
A: The basis of evolution is inheritance. Speciation refers to the process of forming new and distinct…
Q: Briefly describe the following: i) Genetic Drift ii) Gene Flow iii) Heterosis iv)Effective…
A: Genetic drift - It is process of evolution in which allele frequencies of a population change over…
Q: Distinguish between microevolution and macroevolution, and describe some evolutionary processes…
A: Evolution results in modification, modification in the kind and behavior of organisms between…
Q: What is microevolution and how does it differ from macroevolution?
A: Evolution involves “descent with modifications” which results in the alteration of characteristics…
Q: What is the term for organisms producing different phenotypes due to differences in the environment?…
A: Phenotype is observable traits of an individual which involves height,eye color and type of…
Q: How is microevolution related to macroevolution?
A: Evolution are the changes that occur to make a species in its present form. It may occur in two…
Q: Once a mutualistic relationship evolves between two species, will natural selection and co-evolution…
A: Symbiosis is the process where the organisms are dependent on each other. The interactions can be…
Q: Describe microevolution.
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Q: Explain the role of mutation in microevolution.
A: The four different processes that known to cause changes in the allelic frequency and this change is…
Q: describe how gene flow genetic drift and natural selection can influence macroevolution
A: Macroevolution refers to large-scale evolutionary changes that break the species barrier and can…
Q: How Do Species Form in Hawaii’s “Natural Laboratory” of Evolution?
A: Hawaii islands are located in the central pacific ocean.
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- Explain how natural selection drives microevolutionDistinguish between microevolution and macroevolution, and describe some evolutionary processes evident only at the macroevolutionary level.Briefly describe the following: i) Genetic Drift ii) Gene Flow iii) Heterosis iv)Effective Population v) Adaptive Evolution