This is when individuals with phenotypes that give them a survival advantage are more likely to survive and reproduce.

differential reproductive success

Which of these statements best describes stabilizing selection?

The intermediate phenotype is favored.

Which of these statements about evolution is incorrect?

Convergent evolution is when two organisms share a recent common ancestor.

Which of these is a core principle of Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection?

Individuals do not evolve; populations evolve.

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AP Biology Unit 7: Types of Selection

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1
Lyrebirds with more complex songs attract more mates than birds with simpler songs. This is an example of __________.
stabilizing selection
sexual selection
natural selection
artificial selection
2
This is when individuals with phenotypes that give them a survival advantage are more likely to survive and reproduce.
phylogeny
sympatric speciation
founder effect
differential reproductive success
3
This type of evidence for evolution can be dated by studying the age of rock layers or by using radioactive isotopes.
fossil evidence
molecular evidence
biogeographical evidence
reproductive evidence
4
A farmer crossbred corn stalks with more cobs in an effort to increase crop yields. This is an example of __________.
artificial selection
directional selection
natural selection
stabilizing selection
5
Which of these statements best describes stabilizing selection?
One end of the range of phenotypes is favored.
All phenotypes in the population are favored equally.
Both extremes of the phenotypic range are favored.
The intermediate phenotype is favored.
6
Which of these statements about evolution is incorrect?
Evidence of evolution exists in both extant and extinct species.
The human tailbone may have had a function in an ancestral organism.
Convergent evolution is when two organisms share a recent common ancestor.
Homologous structures have common ancestry but different functions.
7
Which of these is a core principle of Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection?
Individual organisms pass on acquired traits to their offspring.
Individuals do not evolve; populations evolve.
Over time, favorable phenotypes disappear from a population.
All members of a population always have the same phenotype.
8
Similar DNA and protein sequences in closely related species is an example of __________.
fossil evidence
molecular evidence
biogeographical evidence
acquired characteristics
9
In a drought, thick, waxy plant cuticles reduce water loss and are favored over thin cuticles. This exemplifies _______.
convergent evolution
stabilizing selection
disruptive selection
directional selection
10
Light-colored and dark-colored oysters have a survival advantage over medium-colored oysters. This exemplifies ________.
speciation
the inheritance of acquired characteristics
disruptive selection
genetic drift

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AP Biology Unit 7: Types of Selection

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Questions 10

Answers

1
Lyrebirds with more complex songs attract more mates than birds with simpler songs. This is an example of __________.
stabilizing selection
sexual selection
natural selection
artificial selection
2
This is when individuals with phenotypes that give them a survival advantage are more likely to survive and reproduce.
phylogeny
sympatric speciation
founder effect
differential reproductive success
3
This type of evidence for evolution can be dated by studying the age of rock layers or by using radioactive isotopes.
fossil evidence
molecular evidence
biogeographical evidence
reproductive evidence
4
A farmer crossbred corn stalks with more cobs in an effort to increase crop yields. This is an example of __________.
artificial selection
directional selection
natural selection
stabilizing selection
5
Which of these statements best describes stabilizing selection?
One end of the range of phenotypes is favored.
All phenotypes in the population are favored equally.
Both extremes of the phenotypic range are favored.
The intermediate phenotype is favored.
6
Which of these statements about evolution is incorrect?
Evidence of evolution exists in both extant and extinct species.
The human tailbone may have had a function in an ancestral organism.
Convergent evolution is when two organisms share a recent common ancestor.
Homologous structures have common ancestry but different functions.
7
Which of these is a core principle of Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection?
Individual organisms pass on acquired traits to their offspring.
Individuals do not evolve; populations evolve.
Over time, favorable phenotypes disappear from a population.
All members of a population always have the same phenotype.
8
Similar DNA and protein sequences in closely related species is an example of __________.
fossil evidence
molecular evidence
biogeographical evidence
acquired characteristics
9
In a drought, thick, waxy plant cuticles reduce water loss and are favored over thin cuticles. This exemplifies _______.
convergent evolution
stabilizing selection
disruptive selection
directional selection
10
Light-colored and dark-colored oysters have a survival advantage over medium-colored oysters. This exemplifies ________.
speciation
the inheritance of acquired characteristics
disruptive selection
genetic drift