Mechanisms of Evolution

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1.
DRAG AND DROP QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A physical trait favored by an environmental change can be called an (a)
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Two populations of the same species are separated by land barriers like rivers or mountains.
geographical isolation
temporal isolation
adaptive ratiation
behavioral isolaton
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
After a long time in isolation, Island fruit flies and mainland fruit flies meet. They do not produce viable eggs due to genetic differences. The flies have resulted in two seperate lineages due to:
Gene Pool
Genetic Drift
Gene Frequency
Speciation
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The finches shown live on different islands off the coast of Ecuador, what caused the birds to become so different from one another?
Allopatric speciation
Reproductive isolation
Different food sources on the islands
All of these
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
According to the theory of natural selection, why are some individuals more likely than others to survive and reproduce?
Some individuals pass on to their offspring new characteristics they have acquired during their lifetimes.
Some individuals are better adapted to exist in their environment than others are.
Some individuals do not pass on to their offspring new characteristics they have acquired during their lifetimes.
Some individuals tend to produce fewer offspring than others in the same environment.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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