Identify the term for a novel trait inherited by members of a particular clade.
A) Common ancestor B) Shared derived character C) Genetic drift D) Temporal isolation Answer: B Explanation: Shared derived character refers […]
Biology, Evolution
Evolution
Biology, Evolution
Identify the term for an anatomical feature shared because of common ancestry.
A) Genetic variation B) Homologous structure C) Horizontal gene transfer D) Directional selection Answer: B Explanation: Homologous structure refers to […]
Biology, Evolution
Identify the term for an earlier lineage from which two descendant lineages arose.
A) Genetic drift B) Common ancestor C) Temporal isolation D) Shared derived character Answer: B Explanation: Common ancestor refers to […]
Biology, Evolution
Identify the term for an organism’s reproductive contribution relative to others in its environment.
A) Allopatric speciation B) Fitness C) Divergent evolution D) Fossil record Answer: B Explanation: Fitness refers to an organism's reproductive […]
Biology, Evolution
Identify the term for differences in alleles among individuals within a population.
A) Horizontal gene transfer B) Genetic variation C) Directional selection D) Homologous structure Answer: B Explanation: Genetic variation refers to […]
Biology, Evolution
Identify the term for higher reproductive success of heterozygotes than either homozygote.
A) Biogeography B) Gene pool C) Molecular homology D) Heterozygote advantage Answer: D Explanation: Heterozygote advantage refers to higher reproductive […]
Biology, Evolution
Identify the term for increasing differences among descendants of a common ancestor.
A) Fossil record B) Divergent evolution C) Fitness D) Allopatric speciation Answer: B Explanation: Divergent evolution refers to increasing differences […]
Biology, Evolution
Identify the term for new species formation following geographic separation.
A) Divergent evolution B) Allopatric speciation C) Fossil record D) Fitness Answer: B Explanation: Allopatric speciation refers to new species […]
Biology, Evolution
Identify the term for preserved evidence of organisms from past geological times.
A) Fitness B) Fossil record C) Allopatric speciation D) Divergent evolution Answer: B Explanation: Fossil record refers to preserved evidence […]
Biology, Evolution
Identify the term for random changes in allele frequencies between generations.
A) Temporal isolation B) Genetic drift C) Shared derived character D) Common ancestor Answer: B Explanation: Genetic drift refers to […]