Evolution and Speciation Quiz

Evolution and Speciation Quiz

12th Grade

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38 Qs

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Evolution and Speciation Quiz

Evolution and Speciation Quiz

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which process is responsible for the formation of new species?

Speciation

Mutation

Fossilization

Hybridization

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main driving force behind natural selection?

Adaptation

Intelligence

Random chance

Mutation

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term used to describe the formation of new species due to geographic isolation?

peripatric speciation

parapatric speciation

sympatric speciation

allopatric speciation

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of evolution occurs when unrelated species develop similar traits due to similar environmental pressures?

Reverse evolution

Divergent evolution

Parallel evolution

Convergent evolution

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary source of genetic variation in a population?

migration

genetic drift

mutation

natural selection

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of allopatric speciation?

Formation of Hawaiian honeycreepers

Formation of African cichlids

Formation of Australian marsupials

Formation of Galapagos finches

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which process can lead to the formation of new species in the absence of geographic isolation?

Allopatric speciation

Sympatric speciation

Parapatric speciation

Convergent evolution

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