What is natural selection, geneflow, genetic drift, and mutation
100
Define cladogenesis?
What is branching evolution where the original species is maintained
100
Define evolution as we now know it
What is change in allele frequency over time.
200
Which of the following Alleles is Recessive F, K, or d?
What is d... because it is shown with a lower case
200
What is a phenotype?
What is the physical expression of a gene.
200
What is founders effect?
What is type of genetic drift where a small population breaks off of a larger and brings with it a new gene frequency
200
Provide 3 common misconceptions about evolution
1. Bigger is better
2. Newer is better
3. Natural selection always works
4. There is an inevitable direction in evolution
5. Natural selection always produces perfect structures
6. All structures are adaptive
7. Current structures always reflect initial adaptation
200
Who also came up with natural selection at the same time as Darwin
What is alfred russel wallace
300
What is the law of Segregation?
What is you get a copy of each allele, one from your mom and one from your dad.
300
What is a gene
What is a section of DNA that codes for something.
300
What is stabilizing selection? Give an example.
What is when there is selection for the norm...
Ex:Birth weight
300
what is the biological species concept?
What is if organisms can mate they are the same species
300
Who was the person who actually took the first picture of DNA
What is Rosilind Franklin
400
What is an intron?
What is the 2% of DNA that actually codes for stuff.
400
Where are chromosomes found?
What is the nucleus of cells.
400
what is the most common type of Speciation?
What is allopatric speciation
400
name a post mating mechanism for reproduction
What is
1. Zygote dies
2. Hybrids have reduced viability or fertility hybrid inviability or sterility
3. Hybrids mating with either species or later generation hybrids have reduced viability or fertility
400
What does DNA stand for
What is Deoxyribonucleic acid
500
What are chromosomes made of?
What is DNA
500
What organism did mendel work with?
What is pea plants
500
What is punctuated equilibrium?
What is Long periods of stasis punctuated by rapid periods of change
500
What examples did Darwin provide for his evidence of natural selection?
What is dog/pigeon breeding, fossils, vestigial structures, finches