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The branch of science involved with the classification and naming of organisms is
a) paleontology
b) anatomy
c) anthropology
d) taxonomy

Similar structures resulting from a common ancestor are called
a) vestigial structures
b) homologous structures
c) analogous structures
d) derived characters

The formation of a new species by biological evolution is called
a) regeneration
b) gradualism
c) speciation
d) directional selection

Genetic equilibrium due to no change in the allele frequencies in a species is known as the
a) Johnson - Johnson principle
b) Laurel - Hardy principle
c) Smith - Jones principle
d) Hardy - Weinberg principle

The random change in frequency of alleles of a population over time is
a) genetic drift
b) gene flow
c) speciation
d) genetic equilibrium

All the genes in all the populations of a species is called a
a) family
b) genetic drift
c) gene pool
d) chromosome

A group of organisms that share similar characteristics and can interbreed to produce fertile offspring is called a
a) cohort
b) species
c) ecosystem
d) population

All of the following are principles of natural selection EXCEPT
a) overproduction of offspring
b) variation
c) adaptation
d) no gene flow

Process when individuals better suited to the environment survive and reproduce
a) gene flow
b) natural selection
c) interbreeding
d) selective breeding

Characteristics that appear in organisms of a lineage but not in older members are
a) derived characters
b) homologous structures
c) analogous structures
d) vestigial structures

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