6.2 Patterns of evolution

6.2 Patterns of evolution

9th - 12th Grade

9 Qs

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6.2 Patterns of evolution

6.2 Patterns of evolution

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The death of every member of a species

The flu
epidemic
extinct
population

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Describes a patter of long, stable periods interrupted by brief periods of more rapid change

convergent evolution
coevolution
punctuated equilibrium
adaptive radiation

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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The hypothesis that evolution of a species occurs gradually over time as a slow and constant process is known as

speciation
punctuated equilibrium
gradualism
microevolution

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

A single species that has evolved into several different forms that live in different ways has undergone

adaptive radiation.
coevolution.
punctuated equilibrium.
mass extinction.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is convergent evolution?

evolution toward similar traits in unrelated species
evolution toward different traits in closely related species
elimination of a species from Earth
the rise of two or more species from one existing species

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Sharks and dolphins both have streamlined bodies that allow them to move through water efficiently, this is an example of which type of evolution?

Divergent
Coevolution
Convergent
Artificial

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In convergent evolution, organisms share physical similarities because they 

have a common ancestor
live in similar environments
develop homologous structures
are closely related 

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Phyletic Speciation

Adaptive Radiation

Convergent Evoltion

Divergent Evoltuion

Co-evolution

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 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