Chapter 4 Section 4 Notes

Multiple Choice

Which organism has bright coloration as an adaptation?

Multiple Choice

This dying out or extermination of a species.

• Endangerment

• Extinction

• Ecologically Extinct

• Extinct Species

Multiple Select

What are the common causes of Species Extinction?

(Check all the possible answers)

• Hunting

• Reforestation

• Deforestation

• Over Exploitation

• Pollution

Multiple Choice

The term for the formation of new and distinct species over the course of evolution is...

• speciation
• biological species concept
• reproductive barrier
• natural selection

Multiple Choice

A flash flood carried a raft of Amazon ants away from their original population. There is enough distance between the two groups, that they will never meet in nature again. What type of reproductive barrier is this?

• behavioral isolation
• temporal isolation 
• gametic isolation
• geographic isolation 

Multiple Choice

What is a mass extinction?

• When all the species in a particular area on earth suddenly go extinct
• When multiple species from all over the earth suddenly go extinct 
• When one species goes extinct due to habitat changes
• When all life on earth is wiped out 

Multiple Choice

There have been _____ mass extinction events in Earth's history.

• 3
• 4
• 5
• 2

Multiple Choice

What word do we use to describe a species which has no members still living?

• endangered
• extinct

Multiple Choice

True or False: Human beings are wiping out species much faster than nature creates them, causing what scientists call a "6th extinction"

• true

• false

Open Ended

Today we learned about…

Open Ended

What did you love about today’s lesson?

Open Ended

What would you like to change about today’s lesson?

Poll

How would you like to start the next class?

• Review the material we learned today

• Play a Quiz