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Lichens are made up of two different kinds of organisms living in a symbiotic relationship. The two organisms are
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an alga or cyanobacterium and a fungus
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a protozoon and a fungus
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a fungus and the roots of a plant
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a plant and an animal
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a bacterium and a protozoon
Pregunta 2
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In the basidiomycete life cycle, the only diploid cell is the
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zygote
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zygospore
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conidium
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primary mycelium
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secondary mycelium
Pregunta 3
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The only fungi that have flagellated cells are the
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ascomycetes
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basidiomycetes
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zygomycetes
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chytrids
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glomeromycetes
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Rhizopus nigricans is a member of the phylum
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Zygomycota
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Chytridiomycota
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Ascomycota
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Glomeromycota
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Basidiomycota
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Large reproductive structures produced by some fungi are called
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mycelia
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mycorrhizae
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hyphae
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fruiting bodies
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conidia
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Mycorrhizae are a
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symbiotic association between a termite and a fungus
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symbiotic association between an alga and a fungus
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symbiotic association between a fungus and a plant root
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parasitic association between a bacterium and a plant root
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parasitic association between a bacterium and a lichen
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When a lichen has a flat appearance and grows tightly attached to a rock the lichen is described as being
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foliose
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crustose
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globose
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laminose
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fruticose
Pregunta 8
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Mushrooms belong to the phylum
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Ascomyceta
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Basidiomycota
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Zygomycota
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Glomeromycota
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Chytridiomycota
Pregunta 9
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In a mycorrhizal association, the plant provides ____ to the ____.
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phosphorous; lichen
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sugars; fungus
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amino acids; alga
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nitrogen; bacterium
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water; alga
Pregunta 10
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Most fungi produce filaments called
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hyphae
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mycorrhizae
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conidia
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sporangia
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none of these
Pregunta 11
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Hyphae that contain two genetically distinct nuclei within each cell are referred to as
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haploid
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diploid
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dikaryotic
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polyploid
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none of these
Pregunta 12
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In the ascomycetes, meiosis occurs inside a(n)
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conidium
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sporangium
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ascus
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arbuscule
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basidium
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asexual spores
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sporangia
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hyphae
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arbuscules
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basidia
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The sac fungi belong to the phylum
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Zygomycota
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Chytridiomycota
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Ascomycota
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Glomeromycota
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Basidiomycota
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Mendel's principle of dominance implies that
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alleles cannot be expressed unless they are both the same.
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alleles are the carriers of genetic information.
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both alleles are expressed equally.
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only one allele is expressed in the heterozygous condition.
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none of these
Pregunta 16
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A true breeding tall pea plant is crossed with a true breeding dwarf pea plant. All of the F1 offspring are tall. What is the genotype of the dwarf parent plant?
Pregunta 17
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A parent heterozygous for two traits will produce ____ types of gametes with respect to those traits.
Pregunta 18
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If 76 out of 104 offspring express the dominant trait in a particular cross, the parents were most likely to be
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both homozygous dominant.
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both homozygous recessive.
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both heterozygous.
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one homozygous dominant and the other homozygous recessive.
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one homozygous recessive and the other heterozygous.
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Recessive traits
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are expressed only if the organism is heterozygous.
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are expressed only if the organism is homozygous recessive.
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are never expressed.
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never skip a generation.
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will always be expressed.
Pregunta 20
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In garden peas, tall (T) is dominant to dwarf (t). What phenotype ratio of offspring would you expect from crossing a tall (Tt) plant with a dwarf (tt) plant?
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1:1:1:1
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9:3:3:1
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3:1
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9:7
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1:1
Pregunta 21
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A tall pea plant (TT) and a different tall pea plant (Tt) have the same
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alleles.
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genetic makeup.
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genotype.
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offspring.
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phenotype.
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A dihybrid cross
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involves diploid individuals.
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involves individuals differing in one trait.
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involves individuals differing in two traits.
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involves individuals with polygenes.
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requires two test crosses.
Pregunta 23
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In garden peas, inflated pods (I) is dominant to pinched pods (i). What are the chances of getting pods that are inflated from crossing a homozygous dominant plant with a heterozygous plant? You must show your Punnett square to get full credit.
Pregunta 24
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Mendel's principle of segregation implies that the two alleles of a gene in a diploid organism
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are distributed to separate gametes during meiosis, with each gamete receiving one allele.
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are inherited without relation to the alleles of another trait.
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are assorted to the same gamete during meiosis.
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may contaminate each other.
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none of these
Pregunta 25
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What is the relationship in the genetic information of a homologous pair of chromosomes?
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The information is identical.
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The information is the same in animals, but not in other organisms.
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The information is the same in plants, but not in other organisms.
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There is no similarity.
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They carry information for the same traits, although the information is not necessarily identical.
Pregunta 26
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In garden peas, tall (T) is dominant to dwarf (t). What are the chances of getting a dwarf plant from crossing a tall (Tt) plant with a dwarf (tt) plant? You must show your Punnett square to get full credit.
Pregunta 27
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A useful tool for showing all possible combinations of gametes from a particular parental cross is a
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monohybrid cross.
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dihybrid cross.
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filial generation.
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Punnett square.
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test cross.
Pregunta 28
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A true breeding tall pea plant is crossed with a true breeding dwarf pea plant. All of the F1 offspring are tall. In words, how would you describe the genotype of the F1 plants?
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homozygous dominant
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homozygous recessive
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heterozygous
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tall
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dwarf
Pregunta 29
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The Hardy-Weinberg principle
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can be used to see if a population is in genetic equilibrium.
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can be used to see if evolution is occurring in a population.
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applies to large populations, not small ones.
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All of these
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None of these
Pregunta 30
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The rapid evolution of an ancestral population into many new species is called
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polyploidy.
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adaptive radiation.
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cline formation.
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sympatric speciation.
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allopolyploidy.
Pregunta 31
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Who proposed that evolution is "descent with modification"?
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Lamarck
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Malthus
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Aristotle
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Darwin
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Mendel
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Organs that are similar in underlying form in different organisms due to a common evolutionary origin are ____ organs or structures.
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convergent
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homologous
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homoplastic
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vestigial
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none of these
Pregunta 33
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Independent evolution of similar structures in unrelated organisms, as a result of adaptation to similar environments is known as ____ evolution.
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homologous
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homoplastic
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vestigial
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convergent
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biotic
Pregunta 34
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Darwin thought that the major driving force in evolution was
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natural selection.
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mutation.
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gradualism.
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molecular biology.
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wars and famine.
Pregunta 35
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Allopatric speciation occurs when
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members of a species evolve into two separate species, while living in the same area.
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members of two species are separated from one another geographically.
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members of two species overcome isolating mechanisms and interbreed.
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two different species evolve to look alike, even though they are not closely related.
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members of a species are separated geographically and after subsequent evolution are unable to interbreed
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In populations that are not evolving,
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the allele frequencies will change randomly.
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the allele frequencies remain constant from generation to generation.
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microevolution is occurring.
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the Hardy-Weinberg principle is not applied.
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macroevolution is occurring.
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Sympatric speciation occurs when
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members of a species evolve into two separate species, while living in the same area.
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members of two species are separated from one another geographically.
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members of the same species overcome isolating mechanisms and interbreed.
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two different species evolve to look alike, even though they are not closely related.
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members of a species are separated geographically, and after subsequent evolution are unable to interbreed.
Pregunta 38
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Stabilizing natural selection
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favors phenotypes at one extreme.
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is associated with populations well-adapted to their environment.
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involves one phenotype gradually replacing another.
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involves two or more phenotypes being favored.
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selects against the intermediate phenotype.
Pregunta 39
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The spine of the fishhook cactus and the tendrils of the garden pea are both modified
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leaves
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stems.
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flowers.
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buds.
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stipules
Pregunta 40
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refers to the major changes that result in the formation of new species.
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is the same as adaptive radiation.
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involves relatively small or minor changes that take place within a population.
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may change some alleles, but the gene pool does not change.
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represents genetic equilibrium.
Pregunta 41
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Gene flow is caused by
Pregunta 42
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There are floral differences among some related species of plants that result in pollination by different pollinators. In this case, reproductive isolation is due to
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timing differences.
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structural differences.
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embryo failure.
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hybrid sterility.
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none of these
Pregunta 43
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Which of the following is an example of a mechanism for reproductive isolation between two species?
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They flower at different times.
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The embryo formed by the union of their gametes aborts.
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The resulting offspring is not be able to reproduce.
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They have floral structures that prevent insects from cross-pollinating them.
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All of these are reproductive isolating mechanisms.