ET Speciation intro 4/30/25

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY: Which of the following must be true in order for organisms to be considered the same species?

• They must be able to mate

• They must be able to produce viable offspring

• They must have structural similaries

• They must have the same bone structure

A flash flood carried a raft of Amazon ants away from their original population. There is enough distance between the two groups, that they will never meet in nature again. What type of reproductive barrier is this?

• behavioral isolation

• temporal isolation 

• gametic isolation

• geographic isolation 

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NGSS.HS-LS4-5

If a population becomes isolated from other populations of the same species and then genetic differences start to occur, what happens?

• Competition

• Extinction

• Speciation

• Fossils form

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NGSS.HS-LS4-5

Orcas occur in the same habitat but some are avoiding each other and do not interbreed. They have different diets, vocal behavior, and social structures. What type of speciation is this?

• Allopatric

• Sympatric

• Complex

• Covergent

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

when the organism develops different courtship rituals which do not attract main population this is a part of ____________ speciation.

• Allopatric

• Sympatric

• Simple

• Temporal

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The emergence of a mountain range is an event that would lead to _______________ speciation

• Allopatric

• Sympatric

• Temporal

• Behavioral

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NGSS.HS-LS4-2

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