AP Bio Chapter Review The Evolution of Populations
Chapter 23: The Evolution of Populations
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How does the “modern synthesis” theory of evolution differ from Darwin’s theory of natural selection?
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How does genetic drift apply to each of the following? Give an example of each. a.
Founder Effect:
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Bottleneck Effect:
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How do each of the following break H-W assumptions? a.
natural selection:
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gene flow:
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mutation:
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selective mating:
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Why is genetic variation important to evolution?
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What is the role of mutations to forming variation?
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AP Bio Chapter Review The Evolution of Populations
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How can populations vary along a geographic axis compared to isolated populations?
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What factors of sexual reproduction lead to variations within a population? Describe how each example leads to variation.
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How does diploidy preserve variation?
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What is “balanced polymorphism?”
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How can parasites contribute to balanced polymorphism?
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In a biological sense, what is fitness?
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In a biological sense, what is an adaptation?
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What is the effect of sexual selection? Describe the two types of sexual selection.
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Describe and give an example of what is meant by “heterozygous advantage.”
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AP Bio Chapter Review The Evolution of Populations
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Label the following graphs of variation in color with the type of selection. Provide a description of each type of selection under the graph.
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For each of the following, give an example or describe what is meant by the statement: a.
Natural selection cannot fashion perfect organisms.
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Evolution is limited by historical constraints.
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Adaptations are often compromises.
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Not all evolution is adaptive.
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Selection can only edit existing variations.
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