Today’s Quiz.

Q1. The change from mostly light to mostly dark phenotypes of some insects (moths) in the period from 1750 to 1950 is called:

Q2. If evolution is a change in allele frequency of the gene pool than evolution leading to a greater adaptation to the environment must be caused by

Q3. What does the graph tell you?

Q4. In comparison to the male guppies of the upper pools, males of the lower pools are:

Q5. Differences between male guppies of upper and lower pools could be explained by the inability of

Q1. Selection for one extreme of a trait and against the other extreme is called

Q2. (a) The three human tail bones are an example of

Q2 (b) The rare birth of a baby with a distinct tail is an example of

Q3. Rapid, non-adaptive evolution is typical for ___________ populations.

Q4. A constant environment is predicted to reduce the _________ of a population.

Q5. Give 2 possible reasons that explain the difference between the upper and lower graphs.

Change in allele frequency of different populations.

Q6. Kettlewell’s capture-release-recapture experiment depended crucially on:

Q1. Why do all insects have a body plan consisting of a head, thorax, and abdomen. There are 3 pairs of legs and two pairs of wings on the thorax?

Q2. Yesterday, Mercedes found a beautiful piece of a crinoid along Hwy 421. What is the common name for crinoid?

Q3. Dolphins, penguins, and Jurassic mesosaurs use flippers as part of their movement through the water. The flippers of these organisms are _____________ structures.

Q4. Sedimentary layers along Hwy 421 in Madison, IN date to _____________.

Q3. Why do humans have 3 small tail bones?

Q1. What mechanism maintains horn polymorphism in Soay sheep of St. Kilda Island?

Q2. Many insect populations of the Northern hemisphere darkened from 1800 to 1950 because of increased frequency of the melanic morphs. This phenomenon is called _______________.

Q3. Whereas absolute selection against the _________________ removes the _________________ in one generation; absolute selection against the ________________ will never remove the _______________ from the population.(For clarity, copy the entire sentence!)

Q4. Migration reduces ______________ and lowers the effect of _____________.

Q5. What populations will show fast and non-adaptive evolution?

Q1. Selection for one extreme of a trait and against the other extreme is called

Q2. Horses are not finishing the Kentucky Derby in shorter times despite strong selection. Why not?

Q3. The different morphs of Papilio dardanus in Africa reflect

Q4. Under what environmental conditions do you expect stabilizing selection?

Q5. A constant environment is predicted to reduce the _________ of a population.

Q1. What evidence does ‘domestication’ provide for ‘evolution by natural selection’.

Q2. (a) The three human tail bones are an example of

Q2 (b) The rare birth of a baby with a distinct tail is an example of

Q3. von Baer and Haeckle concluded from their work in comparative embryology that

Q4. About 60 Mya Mesonychid, an extinct mammal, gave rise to a lineage that gave rise to the hippopotamus and one that led to the modern whales. The common ancester (=missing link) of the hippopotamus and modern whales best resemblesA. a creature with the head, forelimbs, and torso of a

hippopotamus and the belly, hind limbs, and tale of a modern whale.

B. a creature with the body of a whale but the limbs and head of a hippopotamus.

C. a primitive hippopotamus species.D. an early whale species.E. a typical Mesonychid species of the paleocene.

Q5. Four-winged birds such as Anchiornis and Microraptor lived

a. 20 Mya.b. 65 Mya.c. 150 Mya.d. 250 Mya.e. 350 Mya.

Q1. List the “buzz” words/phrases that summarize important ideas associated with:

Genetic Drift.

Q2. List the “buzz” words/phrases that summarize important ideas associated with:

Migration.

Q3. What is the minimum number of generations required for natural selection to remove a recessive allele from the gene pool of a population?

Q4. What do Pakicetus, Ambulocetus, Rhodocetus, Basilosaurus, modern whales, and dolphins have in common?

Q2. The inability to increase the racing speed of thorough bred horses further by selection likely reflects

Q1. If evolution is a change in allele frequency of the gene pool than evolution leading to a greater adaptation to the environment must be caused by

Q2. The change from mostly light to mostly dark phenotypes of some insects (moths) in the period from 1750 to 1950 is called:

Q3. What does the graph tell you?

Q4. In comparison to the male guppies of the upper pools, males of the lower pools are:

Q5. Differences between male guppies of upper and lower pools could be explained by the inability of