PBS Eons: How Evolution Works (And How We Figured It Out)
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- Q1What is the idea that the frequency of certain genes can change by chance in small populations?Gene flowNatural selectionMutationGenetic drift30s
- Q2What is the name of the collaboration by evolutionary biologists to explain large-scale patterns of evolution?The Genetic Mutation TheoryThe Evolutionary RevolutionThe Natural Selection AllianceThe Modern Synthesis30s
- Q3What is the term for evolution happening within a single species in response to changes in the environment?MicroevolutionGene flowMacroevolutionGenetic drift30s
- Q4What is the mechanism that involves the movement of genes between populations by migration?MutationNatural SelectionGene flowGenetic Drift30s
- Q5Which idea explains how evolution works in smaller, more isolated populations?Genetic driftGene flowMutationNatural selection30s
- Q6What is the term for the accumulation of changes over long periods of time leading to new body plans and species?Gene flowGenetic driftMacroevolutionMicroevolution30s