Macroevolution

Which of the following is an example of Directional Selection?

• An octopus blending in with the sea floor

• The similar bone structure in a cat's forelimb and a bat's wing

• Peppered Moths in England during the Early Industrial Industry

• A snake's hip bone

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Which type of speciation involves a barrier to separate the same species resulting in the species unable to interbreed.

• Allopatric speciation

• Sympatric Speciation

• Sexual Speciation

• Directional Speciation

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Co-evolution happens when a species in symbiosis with another species evolves simultaneously as the species it is a mutualistic relationship with

• True

• False

Which of the following is an example of a postzygotic isolating mechanism.

• Mule

• Liger

• Cardinal

• Both A and B

One species evolving into multiple species to fill multiple niches in its environment

• Directional Selection

• Sexual Selection

• Adaptive Radiation

• Allopatric Speciation

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Which of the following is an example of adaptive radiation?

• Liger

• Peppered moths in England during the early industrial revolution

• Similar bone structure in a cat's forelimb and a bat's wing

• Finches on the Galapagos Island

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Which of the following is an example of sexual selection?

• male and female Liger

• Peacock and Peahen

• Cardinals

• Both B and C

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When a species evolve into two new species with no physical barriers.

• Allopatric speciation

• Sympatric speciation

• Directional selection

• Sexual selection

Postzygotic Isolation prevents reproduction by making fertilization unlikely

• True

• False

Which of the following is an example of Prezygotic Isolation?

• Eastern and Western Meadowlark

• Liger

• Mule

• Both B and C