the Hardy-Weinberg Principle shows that

evolution does not occur unless something makes it occur, sexual reproduction alone does not cause evolution, allele dominance in itself does not cause evolution

genetic drift is important in

small populations, due to chance events

the study of the geographic distribution of organisms

comparative anatomy is

the study of the body structures in different organisms

change in the gene pool of a population due to chance

is the evolution of new species

Biological Species Concept states that a species is

all individuals that can interbreed & produce fertile young

sexual selection is selection resulting from

competition among members of one sex, mate choice by members of one sex, both of the above

(biological) evolution is

genetic change in a population or species over generations

molecular biology is the study of

all aspects of DNA & RNA, the molecular basis of genes & gene expression

systematics is the scientific study of

biological diversity and its classification

change in a population's gene pool over time, change in allele frequencies in a population over time

the study of the naming and classification of species

differential survival & reproduction of different phenotypes

stabilizing selection is

natural selection that favors intermediate phenotypes, natural selection that act against extreme phenotypes

gene flow between two populations would tend to

prevent their speciation into two distinct species

all the genes and alleles in a population at any one time

the bottleneck effect is

genetic drift resulting from a reduction in population size

the structure of an organism, the study of the structure of organisms

movement of genes among populations as a result of breeding

directional selection is natural selection

against variants at one end of a phenotypic range

a feature of an organism whose utility we understand, an inherited trait that enhance's an organism's success

comparative embryology

study of early growth and development of different organisms

a phylogenetic tree is a branching diagram that represents

a hypothesis about evolutionary relationships among species

evolutionary history of a species or group of related spp

the developing stage of a multicellular organism

the founder effect describes the genetic effects of

creating a new population using just a few individuals

all the individuals of one species living in same area

artificial selection is

selective breeding of organisms by humans

a random error during DNA replication

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TVMSC Biology--Evolution vocabulary

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1
the Hardy-Weinberg Principle shows that
evolution does not occur unless something makes it occur
sexual reproduction alone does not cause evolution
allele dominance in itself does not cause evolution
2
genetic drift is important in
nearly all populations at all times
large populations
small populations, due to chance events
small populations, due to higher mutation rates in such pops
3
Biogeography is
the study of peoples' biographies, related to location
the study of the geographic origins of bionic superheros
the study of the geographic distribution of organisms
4
comparative anatomy is
the study of the body structures in different organisms
the study of the anatomy of conjoined twins
the study of the body structures of any kind of twins
the comparative study of the anatomy of identical twins
5
genetic drift is
change in the gene pool of a population due to chance
change in allele frequencies due to natural selection
any change in the gene pool of a population
change in the gene pool of a population due to mutation
6
speciation
is the evolution of new species
is strictly the result of mutation
7
Biological Species Concept states that a species is
all individuals that have the same ecological niche
all individuals that have a recognizably similar appearance
all individuals that can interbreed & produce fertile young
8
sexual selection is selection resulting from
competition among members of one sex
mate choice by members of one sex
both of the above
9
(biological) evolution is
genetic change in a population or species over generations
change in a population, with or without a genetic basis
any change over time
10
molecular biology is the study of
the structure of molecules
all aspects of DNA & RNA
the molecular basis of genes & gene expression
11
systematics is the scientific study of
all kinds of systems
computer operating systems
all kinds of automatic systems
biological diversity and its classification
12
microevolution is
the type of evolution shown by viruses
change in a population's gene pool over time
the study of the evolution of very small organisms
change in allele frequencies in a population over time
13
taxonomy is
a classification of systems of taxation
the study of systems of taxation
the study of the naming and classification of species
14
natural selection is
a popular men's cologne
the choice of an obviously superior item of any kind
a popular brand of women's clothing
differential survival & reproduction of different phenotypes
15
stabilizing selection is
natural selection that favors intermediate phenotypes
natural selection that act against extreme phenotypes
selection that "pushes" the phenotype in one direction
16
gene flow between two populations would tend to
prevent their speciation into two distinct species
have no effect on their speciation
stimulate their speciation into two distinct species
17
a gene pool is
all the genes and alleles in a population at any one time
all the genes of all organisms on Earth at any one time
a poker-based dating game, outlawed in several states
all the genes existing throughout the history of a species
18
the bottleneck effect is
any change in allele frequencies in a population
change in allele frequencies due to natural selection
genetic drift resulting from a reduction in population size
19
Anatomy is
An ultra-sharp instrument for cutting into atoms
the structure of an organism
the study of the structure of organisms
the act of cutting into an atom
20
gene flow is the
movement of genes among populations as a result of breeding
movement of genes from parents to offspring
downstream movement of genes in river-dwelling organisms
21
a population bottleneck is
a permanently large population
a permanently small population
a temporarily small population
a temporarily large population
22
directional selection is natural selection
against variants at both ends of a phenotypic range
against the "average" phenotype
against variants at one end of a phenotypic range
23
adaptation (noun)
a feature of an organism whose utility we understand
any genetically-based feature of an organism
any visual feature of an organism
an inherited trait that enhance's an organism's success
24
comparative embryology
comparative study of any two things
study of early growth and development of different organisms
comparative study of musical instruments
25
a phylogenetic tree is a branching diagram that represents
the absolute, known evolutionary relationships between spp
a hypothesis about evolutionary relationships among species
26
phylogeny is the
Something else
evolutionary history of a species or group of related spp
27
an embryo is
the developing stage of a multicellular organism
a bacterium just after division
a eukaryotic cell just after division
a young organism of any type
28
the founder effect describes the genetic effects of
creation of a new species using just a few individuals
creating a new population using just a few individuals
29
a population is
too much of a good thing
too much of a bad thing
all the individuals of all species living in the same area
all the individuals of one species living in same area
30
artificial selection is
selective breeding of organisms by humans
creation of a March Madness bracket by computer algorithm
a cheap knock-off of a high-end women's clothing line
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mutation is
a random error during DNA replication
creation of a new allele specifically needed by an organism

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