1.3 Patterns of Evolution

The evolution of an ancestral species into an array of species that occupy different niches

• convergent evolution
• coevolution
• speciation
• adaptive radiation

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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

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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

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In convergent evolution, organisms share physical similarities because they 

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

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What is the most correct definition of evolution?

• Change over time. 
• Animals changing over time. 
• Organisms changing over time.
• Species changing over time. 

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Forming of a new species by evolution from pre-existing species.

• Speciation

• Extinction

• Gradualism

• Punctuated equilibrium

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Two organisms change in response to each other forming a specialized relationship.

• Coevolution

• Convergent Evolution

• Gradualism

• Extinction

What describes a group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring?

• species

• speciation

• population

• hybrid

What describes a group of organisms from the same species living in the same area?

• species

• speciation

• population

• hybrid

________ can cause speciation when a population becomes separated from each other due to a river. The 2 populations evolve to become 2 different species.

• reproductive isolation

• temporal isolation

• geographical isolation

• sympatric isolation