1 points QUESTION 13 One of the reasons that natural selection can bring about e
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QUESTION 13
One of the reasons that natural selection can bring about evolution is because of variation in the genetic material of a population. What is the ultimate source of the variation in genetic material?
genetic mutations
the number of offspring produced by an organism
the life span of an organism
the feeding habits of a species
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QUESTION 14
On a remote Pacific island, exists a species of rabbits can which have very short ears. During a storm, a crate containing live long-eared rabbits of the same species is washed over the side of a ship and eventually washes onto the shore of the island. This event causes the rabbit population of island to be immediately be changed from all short-eared rabbits to one in which 80% of them have short ears and 20% have long ears. This would be an example of microevolution through ______.
genetic drift
natural selection
gene flow
mutation
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QUESTION 15
A group of organisms that can successfully interbreed...
shares the same phenotype
is very difficult to find in nature.
is referred to as a species
shares the same genotype
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QUESTION 16
Evolution that results in the formation of new species or other large groupings of living things is defined as _____________.
microevolution
macroevolution
genetic drift
natural selection
a.genetic mutations
b.the number of offspring produced by an organism
c.the life span of an organism
d.the feeding habits of a species
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