Patterns of Evolution

Patterns of Evolution

10th Grade

25 Qs

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Patterns of Evolution

Patterns of Evolution

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Biology

10th Grade

Medium

NGSS
HS-LS4-5, HS-LS4-4, MS-LS2-2

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

speciation
biological species concept
reproductive barrier
natural selection

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

A slow constant rate of change is ...

gradualism

gene flow

mutations

hybridization

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When two organisms evolve in response to the other

Speciation

Coevolution

Gradualism

Convergent evolution

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Organisms that live in similar environments, such as the ocean, often have similar adaptations. This is often due to....

Sexual selection

Gradualism

Coevolution

Convergent evolution

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The Galápagos Islands in the Pacific Ocean have varied habitats. Divergent evolution is occurring on these islands, meaning that the species that live there

have lived unchanged through long periods of stability.

are becoming more like each other in response to their habitats.

change in response to changes in other species they interact with.

had common ancestors but have become increasingly different.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of evolution is the following:

Horse evolution shows long stable periods of little evolution interrupted by brief periods of rapid change.

Divergent Evolution

Convergent Evolution

Gradualism

Punctuated Equilibrium

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

This mechanism of evolution occurs when populations migrate.

Extinction
Gene flow
Genetic drift
Natural Selection

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