Understanding Biological Fitness

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AP Biology › Understanding Biological Fitness

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Which of the following would be considered innate behavior?

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In the evolutionary sense, which organism has the highest fitness?

3

In regard to the theory of evolution, “fitness” most likely refers to which of the following?

4

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?

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Darwin's Theory of evolution by natural selection is based on all of the following postulates except __________.

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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?

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Which organism would be considered the most biologically fit?

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Humans regulate their internal body temperature within a very narrow range. This is an example of __________.

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Which characteristic is least likely to affect an organism's biological fitness in the tundra?

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How does inbreeding negatively impact a population?

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