Convergent / Divergent Evolution

The three species pictured do not share a common ancestor, yet have evolved to have a similar anatomy and life style. This is an example of ?

• Homologous Structures

• Divergent Evolution

• Vestigial Organs

• Convergent Evolution

The three species pictured share a common ancestor and have adapted so that each lives in a different environment. This is an example of

• Law of Superposition

• Evolutionary Arms Race

• Divergent Evolution

• Convergent Evolution

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By what mechanism did the anoles on Puerto Rico diverge to occupy species specific niches?

• Adaptive Radiation

• Artificial Selection

• Stabilizing Natural Selection

• Coevolution

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Being able to find the three species of bears in North America is an example of ?

• Convergent Evolution

• Acquired Traits

• Embryology

• Biogeography

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What branch is dedicated to studying the organism in the image?

• Biogeography

• Embryology

• Ornithology

• Ichthyology

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Which is not an element of Natural Selection

• Over production

• Struggle to Survive

• Differential Reproduction

• Genetic Drift

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Carbon-14 can be use to determine the _______ _______ of a fossil.

• Absolute age

• Relative age

• Vestigial organs

• Analogous structures

What natural phenomenon can disrupt the Law of Superposition?

• Tsunamis

• Natural Selection

• Evolution

• Tectonic forces

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Each successive generation of gazelles and cheetahs becoming progressively faster is an example of ?

• Coevolution

• Evolutionary Arms Race

• Natural Selection

• Convergent Evolution

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The yucca moth depends on the small soap weed for food, and the small soap weed is only pollinated by the yucca moth. This is an example of

• Evolutionary Arms Race

• Convergent Evolution

• Coevolution

• Adaptive Radiation

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