Applied Bio 19.2

Multiple Choice

A catastrophic event that causes many different species to disappear in a short period of time is known as a

• macroevolution

• punctuated equilibrium

• mass extinction

• background extinction

Multiple Choice

An example of gradualism is

• rapid speciation following a catastrophic event

• the slow evolution of whales from a four-legged land mammal over millions of years

• the separate evolution of flight in bats, birds, & insects

• the variation of beak sizes & shapes among Darwin's finches that evolved as the birds lived on islands with different habitats

Multiple Choice

The extinction of the dinosaurs probably influenced the

• adaptive radiation of mammals

• coevolution of flowering plants & insects

• evolution of feathers

• extinciton of most marine organisms

Multiple Choice

The similar body shapes of sharks and dolphins resulted from

• convergent evolution

• divergent evolution

• coevolution

• adaptive radiation

Multiple Choice

The process by which two species evolve in response to changes in each other is

• adaptive radiation

• macroevolution

• convergent evolution

• coevolution