Biology - Evolution

A tornado passes through Whitewater, and eliminates some alleles from the gene pool of gray squirrels. This is an example of"

Bottleneck effect

The Voyage of the Beagle refers to:

Darwin's trip as a naturalist around the world

The folks in Tristan Da Cunha had 10 times higher proportion of blindness than individuals in the British population. This example was used to describe which of the 4 mechanisms of evolution?

Founder effect

Given that genetic drift can lead to a change in the gene pool due to chance, it has a larger effect in _________ populations.

small

Which of the following mechanisms of evolution can lead to a brand new allele in a population?

Mutation

The only process that promotes adaptation is known as:

Natural selection

The Galapagos Islands have a high rate of ______________, where organisms are native to only 1 small area.

endemism

The colonization of Tristan Da Cunha, and the pattern of blindness exhibited in this population shows an example of:

founder effect

Which of the following is NOT a mechanism of evolution?

sequestration