AP Biology › Understanding Biological Fitness
Which of the following would be considered innate behavior?
In the evolutionary sense, which organism has the highest fitness?
In regard to the theory of evolution, “fitness” most likely refers to which of the following?
Recently a nursing home had an increase in the number of Staph infections. Doctors began treating the infections with methicillin, but within a few months over 75% of infections were resisting this treatment. What is the most likely cause of this phenomenon?
Darwin's Theory of evolution by natural selection is based on all of the following postulates except __________.
A population of birds encounters a dramatic event that results in a severe decrease in population size. As a result of the newly-decreased population, what type of genetic drift does this population now exhibit?
Which organism would be considered the most biologically fit?
Humans regulate their internal body temperature within a very narrow range. This is an example of __________.
Which characteristic is least likely to affect an organism's biological fitness in the tundra?
How does inbreeding negatively impact a population?