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Evolutionary Forces 1. Provide definitions (the texts and in your own words) for the following terms: a. Natural selection b. Artificial selection c. Genetic drift d. Homologous structures e. Gene pool f. Founder effect g. Gene flow h. Non-random mating i. Mutation j. Adaptive radiation k. Allopatric speciation l. Sympatric speciation 2. What is the main difference between natural selection and artificial selection? 3. Upon which observations and fields of study did Darwin base his hypothesis of the origin of species and evolution? How did these contribute to his synthesis of evolutionary theory?

4. What are the modern lines of evidence for evolution? Provide examples from each. 5. What are the assumptions for a population that is not experiencing any evolutionary agents? (That the population is not evolving) For each assumption, why is this not likely? 6. What are the three ways that natural selection can alter a population? 7. What are the different PRE-zygotic barriers to reproduction that can occur that can result in speciation? 8. What are the different post-zygotic barriers to reproduction that can occur that can result in speciation? 9. What are the different concepts of species? 10. What is adaptive radiation? How can it result in a wide array of new species? Provide an example of species that have diverged due to adaptive radiation? 11. How is the evolution of bacterial species like MRSA a threat to human health?