Evolution of Life Forms — Prelims Questions

Which of the following is considered the ultimate source of genetic variation in a population?

Which of the following conditions is NOT required for a population to be in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium?

The wings of a bat and the wings of an insect are examples of:

Industrial melanism observed in the peppered moth (*Biston betularia*) is a classic example of:

The presence of gill slits in the embryos of all vertebrates, including humans, is best explained by which line of evidence for evolution?

If the frequency of a recessive allele (q) in a population is $0.4$, and the population is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, what is the frequency of the homozygous dominant genotype ($p^2$)?

Which of the following statements about genetic drift is INCORRECT?