Mechanisms of Evolution

Welcome to the "Mechanisms of Evolution" category on Questions LLC! Here, you will find a diverse array of questions pertaining to the fascinating subject of how life evolves over time. Whether you are a biology enthusiast, a student studying evolution, or simply curious about the mechanisms that shape the diversity of life on our planet, this category is the perfect place for you. Gain insights into natural selection, genetic drift, mutation, gene flow, and other fundamental processes that drive evolutionary change. Join us on this captivating journey to explore and better understand the intricate mechanisms that have shaped our world.

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What evolves during natural selection?(1 point)entire species the proportion of different traits in a population the phenotypes
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Which piece of evidence would best support the argument for Kin selection as a mechanism for the evolution of altruistic
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Why do organisms evolve?(1 point) Responses Organisms naturally select traits that help them survive and reproduce. Organisms
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Study the picture of the birds. These birds are all types of birds found in the islands of Hawaii and they all evolved from a
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Consider the following scenario:You notice that no two cats at the pet store are exactly alike. Some have spotted fur. Some have
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Natural selection causes changes in(1 point)Responses individuals. individuals. genotypes. genotypes. populations. populations.
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What is one similarity between genetic drift and gene flow?They both occur in O a population by chance. They are both caused by
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How does the bottleneck effect lead to genetic changes in a population of organisms?a It causes some genes to be added to a
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What is the loss of allele variation in a population due to some type of deadly event?Natural Selection Founders Effect
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The Bactrododema hecticum (African Stick Bug) is an hebivorous insect that looks like a stick. Based on modern evolutionary
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Why do organisms evolve
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Why do organisms evolve?(1 point)Responses Changes in the environment cause organisms to change. Changes in the environment
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Suppose two populations come into contact. As organisms will do, they find some attractive members of the opposite sex and
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Fossils and genes are used to determine(1 point)Responses how species interact with each other. how species interact with each
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In areas of the American Wheat Belt and American Corn Belt in the midwest, certain insect species are quickly becoming resistant
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_____ is any change over time in the relative frequencies of alleles in a population.adaptation survival of the fittest natural
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Natural selection causes changes in(1 point)A. individuals. B. genotypes. C. populations. D. phenotypes.
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What evolves during natural selection?(1 point)Responses inactivated genes the proportion of different traits in a population
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How does the bottleneck effect lead to genetic changes in a population of organisms
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What is the cause of evolution (living things changing over many generations)?Natural selection Natural Adaptation Natural
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Of the ways that populations can evolve over time, __________ is the only mechanism in which the environment selects for better
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Why do organisms evolve?a Organisms naturally select traits that help them survive and reproduce. b Changes in the environment
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Over time, organisms change. Sometimes they change so much that descendants may be completely different from their ancestors.
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It takes place over a relatively short period of time.Is this natural selection or selective breeding?
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Humans have a decision in the outcome of the offspring.Is this natural selection or selective breeding?
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Is The process happens due to environmental activity natural selection or selective breeding?
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how does gene flow, mutation, and non random mating help support evolution??
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The birds on the island have changed over thousands of generations. This is called: which one is it a or b i don't understand
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What is the difference between cause adaptive variations and select adaptive variations
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Please create a Frayer Model for 10 of the following words. Reminder - Frayer model should include Definition, example, what the
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A species of bird with three toed feet feeds on worms and crawling insects. Over a period of several thousand years, the ocean
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3 of 153 of 15 Items03:12 Question African cichlids are a group of closely related fish species. There are at least 500 known
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i am soo stuck on this question please help. 3. It is hard to understand how seemingly random events like mating could lead to
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A population of oak trees growing in a region in Canada experiences a change in climate to much colder temperatures and much
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what is the driving force of evolution among natural selection, genetic diversity, and environmental stress?The answer is
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1. Which of the following best describes natural selection?A. when a small sample of a population leaves and establishes a new
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The work of Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace on the origin of the Earth's species extended the ideas of Lyell's
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Why do organisms evolve?(1 point) Responses Organisms with traits that help them survive and reproduce in their environment pass
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Why do organisms evolve?(1 point)Responses Organisms naturally select traits that help them survive and reproduce. Organisms
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Why do organisms evolve?1. Organisms make changes to help them survive and reproduce in their enviorment. 2. Organisms naturally
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Why do organisms evolve?(1 point)Responses Organisms make changes to help them survive and reproduce in their environment.
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Why do organisms evolve?(1 point)Responses Organisms make changes to help them survive and reproduce in their environment.
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What is one similarity between genetic drift and gene flow? (1 point)Responses They both occur in a population by chance. They
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Organizing Data About Expressed Traits Quick Check 5 of 55 of 5 Items Question What is one similarity between genetic drift and
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What is one similarity between genetic drift and gene flow? (1 point)They are both caused by the migration of species. They are
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Biological evolution is the process by which populations of organisms change over time. In this lab, you were able to observe
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fossils and genes are used to determine(1 point) Responses how species will change over time. how species will change over time.
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Fossils and genes are used to determine (1 point)Odifferences between organisms. how many mutations occurred in a species over
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Over time, the variation that gives an advantage(1 point) Responses becomes less common in the population. becomes less common
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What evolves during natural selection?(1 point)Responses inactivated genes inactivated genes entire species entire species the
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Mechanisms of Evolution

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