Speciation

Speciation

10th Grade - University

21 Qs

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Speciation

Speciation

Assessment

Quiz

Biology

10th Grade - University

Medium

NGSS
HS-LS4-4, HS-LS4-2, MS-LS4-4

+5

Standards-aligned

Created by

Todd Carmichael

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21 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a species?
A group of organisms that can mate with each other and produce fertile offspring. 
A group of organisms that genetically are very different from each other. 
A group of organisms that can mate and produce offspring even if those offspring are infertile.
Indivual organisms that live in the same environment. 

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is speciation?
The change from one species into two or more distinct species. 
The movement of a group of organisms into a new area. 
The ability to mate and reproduce.
The death of an entire species. 

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of speciation involves isolation due to differences in mating rituals?

geologic isolation

behavioral isolation

temporal isolation

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of isolation occurred when a few finches were blown from the coast of South America to the Galapagos Islands and then evolved into 14 different finch species?

geographical isolation

behavioral isolation

temporal isolation

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of speciation occurred when finches living in different habitats on the same island in the Galapagos stopped mating with each other because they were unable to understand each other's songs?

geographical isolation

behavioral isolation

temporal isolation

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of islation occurs when species no longer breed because they mate at different times?

temporal isolation

geographical isolation

behavioral isolation

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Some female peacocks prefer males with large, colorful tales while other female peacocks prefer males with no tail at all. Females are now mating only with the tail they prefer. What type of reproductive barrier is this?

behavioral isolation

geographical

temporal isolation

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