Biology 2e
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Chapter 18, Problem 3VCQ
Figure 18.23 Which of the following statements is false?
- Punctuated equilibrium is most likely to occur in a small population that experiences a rapid change in its environment.
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Which of the following statements about sympatric speciation is correct?
It is a process through which two populations can diverge and develop reproductive isolation while in two different geographic area.
It is the most common mechanism for populations to form independent species.
Postzygotic isolation is the main form of reproductive isolation for the sympatric speciation process.
Genetic isolation through large scale chromosomal mutations, such as chromosome inversion or polyploidy, are more likely contributing to sympatric speciation.
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Which of the following species would have the greatest chance of going extinct?
a species with a slow reproduction rate and very little genetic variation living in a changing environment
a species with a fast reproduction rate and lots of genetic variation living in a changing environment
a species with a slow reproduction rate and very little genetic variation living in a stable environment
a species with a fast reproduction rate and lots of genetic variation living in a stable environment
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A species is a group of organisms that can potentially interbreed with one another to produce viable, fertile offspring. Speciation is when two new species form from one original one. Sympatric speciation occurs when there is a geographic separation of a population. Allopatric speciation occurs while the population remains in the same area. Adaptive radiation occurs when one species evolves into many to fill several different niches.
Natural selection requires traits to be passed from parent to offspring, more offspring are produced than can survive creating competition, and inherited traits vary among offspring.
Fossils, Anatomy and embryology, biogeography, and molecular biology all provide support for the theory of evolution.
Evolution can be driven by many different things. Mutations are changes in DNA that create new alleles in a population. Gene flow is the flow of alleles in and out of a population resulting from the migration…
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Biology 2e
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