Ch 18 Evolution & the Origin of Species
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- Q 1/16Score 0Rock pocket mice have two color variations, light and dark. This is an example of a(n):29isolating mechanismtaxonomypolymorphismconvergence
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- Q1Rock pocket mice have two color variations, light and dark. This is an example of a(n):isolating mechanismtaxonomypolymorphismconvergence30s
- Q2Which variable increases the likelihood of allopatric speciation taking place more quickly?climate changedistance between divided groupsnumber of individualsnumber of chromosomes30s
- Q3Which of the following is an example of a pre-zygotic barrier?sperm and egg do not combinehybrids born are infertilebirds display different mating dancesembryos do not implant30s
- Q4Which of the following is an example of convergent evolution?presence of the same DNA in multiple speciesdolphins and sharks have similar body plansgiraffes have several subspeciesextinction of ancestral species30s
- Q5What is the most likely outcome of divergent evolution?extinctionformation of new speciesnatural selectionincreased mutations30s
- Q6What concept did Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace independently discover?natural selectionhybrid instabilitymutationsexual reproduction30s
- Q7Punctuated equilibrium is most likely to occur when:climate is stablethere are few mutationsgene flow increasesthe environment changes30s
- Q8Which of the following situations is most likely to lead to sympatric speciation among fish living in a pond?a landslide separates the pond into two pondsfish have different food preferencesthe pond slowly dries upthe fish are genetically identical30s
- Q9Darwin observed that each island hosted its own particular type of finch. This type of study is called:biogeographycladisticstaxonomygenetics30s
- Q10An earthquake changes the flow of a river in an area. Two populations of rabbits become divided by this river. After many years, the population on the west side of the river is distinct from the population on the east side of the river. This is an example of:sympatric speciationconvergent evolutionstabilizing selectionallopatric speciation30s
- Q11According to the cladogram pictured, birds are most closely related to:reptilesamphibiansprimatesrodents30s
- Q12This image illustrates what concept?biogeographyadaptive radiationprezygotic isolationconvergent evolution30s
- Q13White striped clovers are most likely found in habitats with:many predatorsheavy rainfalltrees and shrubsfreezing temperatures30s
- Q14Moths in polluted forests are more likely to be dark colored than their light colored counterparts in nonpolluted forest. What is actually causing the selection pressure toward the dark moths?pollutionpredationlack of treesreproduction30s
- Q15Moths that live in Goody Forest are mostly white and the selection strength for white moths is 0.8. In nearby Windy Forest, the selection strength for the moths is 0.2. In which forest would you expect to find more white moths?Both forests should be equalGoodyWindy30s
