BI 358 Final Questions With Complete Solutions
A feasible and effective way to accelerate the reduction in D in a
population would be:
1. Increase gene flow
2. Increase selection
3. Increase outbreeding
4. Only 1 and 2 are true
5. Only 1 and 3 are true
6. Only 2 and 3 are true
7. All, 1, 2, and 3 are true. Correct Answers 3. Increase
outbreeding
A good example of evolution would be:
1. Tadpoles become frogs
2. Red blood cell counts increase for individuals that move to
higher elevation
3. Bacteria are transformed by inserting DNA strands into their
genome in the laboratory
4. A plant doubles its genome to become tetraploid and produces
fertile offspring
5. All of the above are good examples
6. None of these are evolution Correct Answers 4. A plant
doubles its genome to become tetraploid and produces fertile
offspring
A theory can be defined as: Correct Answers An explanation of
processes that is consistent with large number of observations
,Acorn woodpeckers live in colonies where only one male and
one female reproduce. Juvenile birds from the previous year
help feed the new clutch of fledglings. This is an example of:
1. Reciprocal altruism
2. Inclusive fitness
3. The greenbeard fitness
4. Only 1 and 2 are true
5. Only 1 and 3 are true
6. Only 2 and 3 are true
7. All, 1, 2, and 3 are true Correct Answers 7. All, 1, 2, and 3
are true
Allele frequencies do not change from one generation to the
next. What do we have to assume to make this true?
1. Population size is very large
2. There is no selection
3. There is no migration
4. Both 1 and 2 are true
5. Both 2 and 3 are true
6. Both 1 and 3 are true
7. All, 1, 2, and 3 are true Correct Answers 7. All, 1, 2 and 3 are
true
Bonobos live in stable groups and are known to share food and
with other members of the group. This is an example of:
1. Reciprocal altruism
2. Inclusive fitness
3. The greenbeard effect
, 4. Only 1 and 2 are true
5. Only 1 and 3 are true
6. Only 2 and 3 are true
7. All, 1, 2, and 3 are true Correct Answers 4. Only 1 and 2 are
true
Changes in DNA methylation patterns can:
1. Chang the phenotype of an organism in one generation
2. In plants, can be inherited by offspring so they display the
same phenotype as the parent
3. Ultimately will result in genetic mutations that are heritable
4. Only 1 and 2 are true
5. Only 1 and 3 are true
6. Only 2 and 3 are true
7. All 1, 2, and 3 are true Correct Answers 4. Only 1 and 2 are
true
Concerning indels we can say:
1. They always result in frame-shift mutation
2. They may evolve by selection or genetic drift
3. They are the deletion or insertion of one or more base in the
DNA sequence
4. Only 1 and 2 are true
5. Only 1 and 3 are true
6. Only 2 and 3 are true
7. All 1, 2, and 3 are true Correct Answers 6. Only 2 and 3 are
true
For alleles under selection the effects of inbreeding will be:
A feasible and effective way to accelerate the reduction in D in a
population would be:
1. Increase gene flow
2. Increase selection
3. Increase outbreeding
4. Only 1 and 2 are true
5. Only 1 and 3 are true
6. Only 2 and 3 are true
7. All, 1, 2, and 3 are true. Correct Answers 3. Increase
outbreeding
A good example of evolution would be:
1. Tadpoles become frogs
2. Red blood cell counts increase for individuals that move to
higher elevation
3. Bacteria are transformed by inserting DNA strands into their
genome in the laboratory
4. A plant doubles its genome to become tetraploid and produces
fertile offspring
5. All of the above are good examples
6. None of these are evolution Correct Answers 4. A plant
doubles its genome to become tetraploid and produces fertile
offspring
A theory can be defined as: Correct Answers An explanation of
processes that is consistent with large number of observations
,Acorn woodpeckers live in colonies where only one male and
one female reproduce. Juvenile birds from the previous year
help feed the new clutch of fledglings. This is an example of:
1. Reciprocal altruism
2. Inclusive fitness
3. The greenbeard fitness
4. Only 1 and 2 are true
5. Only 1 and 3 are true
6. Only 2 and 3 are true
7. All, 1, 2, and 3 are true Correct Answers 7. All, 1, 2, and 3
are true
Allele frequencies do not change from one generation to the
next. What do we have to assume to make this true?
1. Population size is very large
2. There is no selection
3. There is no migration
4. Both 1 and 2 are true
5. Both 2 and 3 are true
6. Both 1 and 3 are true
7. All, 1, 2, and 3 are true Correct Answers 7. All, 1, 2 and 3 are
true
Bonobos live in stable groups and are known to share food and
with other members of the group. This is an example of:
1. Reciprocal altruism
2. Inclusive fitness
3. The greenbeard effect
, 4. Only 1 and 2 are true
5. Only 1 and 3 are true
6. Only 2 and 3 are true
7. All, 1, 2, and 3 are true Correct Answers 4. Only 1 and 2 are
true
Changes in DNA methylation patterns can:
1. Chang the phenotype of an organism in one generation
2. In plants, can be inherited by offspring so they display the
same phenotype as the parent
3. Ultimately will result in genetic mutations that are heritable
4. Only 1 and 2 are true
5. Only 1 and 3 are true
6. Only 2 and 3 are true
7. All 1, 2, and 3 are true Correct Answers 4. Only 1 and 2 are
true
Concerning indels we can say:
1. They always result in frame-shift mutation
2. They may evolve by selection or genetic drift
3. They are the deletion or insertion of one or more base in the
DNA sequence
4. Only 1 and 2 are true
5. Only 1 and 3 are true
6. Only 2 and 3 are true
7. All 1, 2, and 3 are true Correct Answers 6. Only 2 and 3 are
true
For alleles under selection the effects of inbreeding will be:
