Consider the Following Compounds and Their Standard Free Energies of Formation

question 29

Multiple Choice

Consider the following compounds and their standard free energies of formation: Which of these liquids is (are) thermodynamically stable?

• A)2 and 4
• B)2 and 3
• C)1, 3, and 5
• D)1

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Definitions:

Directional Selection

is a type of natural selection that favors one extreme phenotype over others, causing a shift in allele frequency over time.

Genetic Drift

A mechanism of evolution that results in random changes in the frequency of alleles within a population over time.

Allele Frequencies

The proportion of different alleles of the same gene within a given population.

Cladistics

Making hypotheses about evolutionary relationships among clades.