Wildlife genetics and evolution MCQs

1. What is the basic unit of heredity that carries genetic information in organisms?
a) Chromosome
b) DNA
c) Gene
d) Protein
Answer: c) Gene

2. Which process results in the creation of new alleles within a population?
a) Genetic drift
b) Natural selection
c) Mutation
d) Gene flow
Answer: c) Mutation

3. What term describes the movement of genes between populations through interbreeding?
a) Genetic drift
b) Gene flow
c) Mutation
d) Natural selection
Answer: b) Gene flow

4. Which of the following best describes natural selection?
a) The random change in allele frequencies in a population
b) The process by which organisms with advantageous traits survive and reproduce
c) The intentional breeding of organisms to produce desired traits
d) The transfer of genes from one population to another
Answer: b) The process by which organisms with advantageous traits survive and reproduce

5. What is the term for a group of individuals of the same species that live in the same area and interbreed?
a) Ecosystem
b) Community
c) Population
d) Biome
Answer: c) Population

6. Which evolutionary mechanism leads to a decrease in genetic diversity due to random events?
a) Mutation
b) Gene flow
c) Natural selection
d) Genetic drift
Answer: d) Genetic drift

7. What is the significance of the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium in population genetics?
a) It describes the evolution of species over time
b) It demonstrates how allele frequencies remain constant in the absence of evolutionary forces
c) It explains how genetic drift affects small populations
d) It measures the rate of mutation in a gene pool
Answer: b) It demonstrates how allele frequencies remain constant in the absence of evolutionary forces

8. Which type of natural selection favors individuals at both extremes of a trait distribution?
a) Stabilizing selection
b) Directional selection
c) Disruptive selection
d) Artificial selection
Answer: c) Disruptive selection

9. What is the result of a population bottleneck?
a) Increased genetic diversity
b) Decreased population size with reduced genetic diversity
c) Increased population size with high genetic diversity
d) Maintenance of Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium
Answer: b) Decreased population size with reduced genetic diversity

10. Which genetic phenomenon is most likely to result in a new species formation over time?
a) Gene flow
b) Genetic drift
c) Speciation
d) Natural selection
Answer: c) Speciation

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