Evolution and Genetics

Question 1

Process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring

Answer 1

Natural Selection

Question 2

A measure of how well organisms are able to survive and leave offspring in their environment

Answer 2

Fitness

Question 3

Type of natural selection where environment favors one extreme of a trait

Answer 3

Directional selection

Question 4

Type of natural selection where an environment works in favor of two extreme traits and against the intermediate trait

Answer 4

Disruptive selection

Question 5

Type of natural selection where different species develop similar traits due to environment

Answer 5

Convergent Evolution

Question 6

Shared trait due to recent shared ancestor

Answer 6

Homology

Question 7

Shared trait not due to recent shared ancestor

Answer 7

Homoplasy

Question 8

Book by Richard Dawkins that claimed genes are the guiding factor of evolution

Answer 8

“The Selfish Gene”

Question 9

Simulation to test if a gene can prosper even though it is detrimental to the organism

Answer 9

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