Complete the T-chart by categorizing each statement as something that would most likely be relevant to gene flow or genetic drift. Some answers will fit in both columns depending on the situation.
Competition Increase✔ DecreaseX Both
Toxins IncreaseX Decrease✔ Both
New habitat X IncreaseDecrease✔ Both
Disasters Increase✔ DecreaseBoth
Increased food source ✔ IncreaseDecreaseBoth
Complete the T-chart by categorizing each environmental factor as something that would most likely increase or decrease genetic variation. Some answers will fit in both columns depending on the situation.
Read each example and identify it with one of the mechanisms that influence gene pools.
Read each example and decide what the resulting effect on the gene pool of that population would be.
Read each example and decide whether each would increase or decrease the genetic variation in the gene pool of that population.
Complete the T-chart by categorizing each statement as something that would most likely be relevant to gene flow or genetic drift. Some answers will fit in both columns depending on the situation.
Describe an environmental factor that could influence natural selection and decrease genetic diversity. Pick a specific example to illustrate your point.
A pesticide can decrease genetic diversity in an insect population. The pesticide kills susceptible insects, while resistant insects survive and reproduce. Natural selection therefore favors pesticide resistance, reducing the variety of traits in the population.
Which of the following did you include in your response?
mutationgene flowgenetic drift✔ natural selection Competition for sunlight leads to taller trees.
creates new alleles from DNAbrings new alleles from other populationsrandomly selects alleles✔ favors certain alleles Competition for sunlight leads to taller trees.
Increase✔ Decrease Competition for sunlight leads to taller trees.
Gene flowGenetic drift✔ Both is a mechanism for evolution
✔ mutationgene flowgenetic driftnatural selection The DNA of a snake changes to make its venom stronger.
✔ creates new alleles from DNAbrings new alleles from other populationsrandomly selects allelesfavors certain alleles The DNA of a snake changes to make its venom stronger.
✔ IncreaseDecrease The DNA of a snake changes to make its venom stronger.
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