Mechanisms of Evolution Quiz
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
This term refers to the total genetic information found in a population; the complete collection of all the alleles found in a population
Gene library
Genome
Gene pool
Allele pool
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NGSS.HS-LS4-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
This is one of the mechanisms of evolution; it occurs when individuals move into or out of a population, either by physically arriving or leaving, or by being born or dying
Gene flow / genetic drift
Founder effect
Natural selection
Microevolution
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
This is one of the mechanisms of evolution; it is a continuous process in which organisms with traits that make them better-adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce than organisms without such adaptations
Directional selection
Microevolution
Gene flow / genetic drift
Natural selection
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NGSS.HS-LS4-4
NGSS.HS-LS4-5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
This occurs when a large population is drastically reduced by an event such as a natural disaster; the population's new gene pool only contains alleles from the survivors
Founder effect
Bottleneck effect
Meteor effect
Natural selection
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
This is the process that ultimately creates new variations and changes in DNA; leads to the creation of new alleles
Mutation
Microevolution
Natural selection
Gene flow / genetic drift
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NGSS.HS-LS4-2
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Today, the Afrikaner population has an unusually high frequency of the gene that causes Huntington's Disease, because the Dutch colonists happened to carry that gene with unusually high frequency.
Gene flow
Natural Selection
Bottleneck Effect
Founder Effect.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
gene flow
natural selection
bottleneck effect
founder effect
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NGSS.HS-LS4-2
NGSS.HS-LS4-4
NGSS.HS-LS4-5
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