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BIO 182- ASU Exam 2 Questions and Answers Latest Update 2025 Already Passed (T/F) A snake with stripes would be more likely to survive by fleeing predators in a straight line - Answers True (T/F) Regardless of escape behavior, the color pattern of snakes will be influenced by directional selection - Answers True (T/F) Over many generations, the population of snakes should evolve toward striped snakes that flee by turning or checkered snakes that flee straight - Answers False (T/F) The stren...

The term "n" refers to the size of a population, that is, the number of individuals in that population. In general, in a sample of n individuals, the frequency of an allele is: A)the number of occurrences of the allele. B)the number of occurrences of the allele divided by n. C)the actual value of n D)the number of occurrences of the allele divided by twice the number of individuals in the sample (2n). E)twice the number of occurrences of the allele divided by n. - Answer-D)the number of...

ASU BIO 345 Exam 1| Questions and answers 2023/24 | GRADED A+ D ≈ 0.49 A population of butterflies comes in three color morphs; orange (A1A1), black (A2A2), or orange with black spots (A1A2). You find that the frequency of orange butterflies is 0.49, and the frequency of black butterflies is 0.36. You do not know if the population is currently in HWE. What would you expect the frequency of spotted butterflies to be, if the population is under Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium? A ≈ 0.42 B ≈ ...

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ASU BIO 182 Exam 2 Questions with Verified Answers. 1 / 27 1. How many modes of selection are 3 there? 2. What are the modes of selection? Stabilizing selection, directional selection, and disruptive selection 3. Stabilizing Selection The mean of the trait remains similar over time but the standard deviation decreases 4. Directional Selection The mean phenotype shifts in a particular direction 5. Disruptive Selection The standard deviation of the trait increases as individuals with the...

Sexual selection - Answer One sex shows preference for certain characteristics in individuals of the opposite sex Sexual selection favors - Answer Individuals with traits that enhance ability to mate What type of mode is sexual selection? - Answer Directional selection that acts on genetically viable phenotypic traits Directional selection - Answer Selection pressure AGAINST one extreme Species diversity is really good for - Answer Differentiating sister taxa Mating...

Paciulli FINAL BIO 181 NCSU, Exam Questions and answers, 100% Accurate. VERIFIED. To the west of Wallace's Line in Southeast Asia are organisms related to Asiatic species. To the east of the line, there is a mixture of species of Asian and Australian origin. This is an example of: - -biogeography Two members of the initial Amish migration to Pennsylvania in 1744 shared the recessive allele for Ellis-van Creveld syndrome, which results in a long narrow chest and shortening of the limbs. ...

evolution Correct Answer: a change in a population over time Natural selection Correct Answer: the process by which populations change over time What is necessary for natural selection to occur? Correct Answer: traits within a population vary -some individuals leave more offspring than others (fitness) Mechanisms of evolutionary change Correct Answer: Natural selection, genetic drift, gene flow and mutation Fitness Correct Answer: the ability of an individual to produce offspring rela...

BIO205 Exam Review Already Rated A+ Which of the following is a completely non-random process of evolution? a. mutation b. genetic drift c. natural selection d. bottleneck e. founder effect ️c. natural selection (T/F) Both a mixed deciduous forest and a healthy tree are dynamic steady states ️True It is advantageous for lemurs to have a bigger tail. What type of selection is this? ️Directional What type of selection did the Grant's find when they noticed a microevoluti...