Ecology and Evolution Exam #1 Questions and Answers
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Course
Evolution
Institution
Evolution
Ecology and Evolution Exam #1 Questions
and Answers
A group of individuals of the same species that occupies a given area is referred to as a(n) ___.
A. Community B. Population C. Ecosystem D. Biome - ANSWER-Population
Ecology is the scientific study of the relationship between ________and thei...
A. temperature B. microbes C. plants D. animals - ANSWER✔✔-Temperature
A hypothesis refers to a(n) ______.
A. phenomenon that is observed but is not yet understood.
B. testable explanation for an observed phenomenon.
C. untestable explanation for an observed phenomenon.
D. falsified explanation for an observed phenomenon. - ANSWER✔✔-a testable explanation for an
observed phenomenon.
________ is the differential success of individuals in a population in response to environmental
conditions.
A. Evolution
B. Adaptation
C. Natural selection
D. Differentiation - ANSWER✔✔-Natural Selection
The fitness of an individual is measured by _______.
A. the proportion of heterozygous alleles within its genome.
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