Patterns of Evolution

Select the best definition for Macroevolution.

• A type of microevolution that occurs within a single species
• The study of fossils and ancient life forms
• Large-scale evolutionary changes over long periods of time
• The process of natural selection within a population

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Select all types of evolutionary patterns.

• Extinction

• Punctuated equilibrium
• Convergent and Divergent Evolution

• Gradualism

• Coevolution

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Select the best description of the term Extinction.

• The complete disappearance of a species or group of organisms from the Earth.
• The migration of a species to a new habitat
• The process of creating new species through evolution
• The increase in population of a species

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Why do species go extinct?

• Species go extinct due to alien abductions
• Species go extinct due to bad luck
• Species go extinct due to habitat destruction, climate change, pollution, overhunting, and competition with invasive species.
• Species go extinct due to excessive dancing

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Select the best definition for Divergent Evolution.

• The process by which species remain identical over time
• The process by which a single species evolves into two or more distinct species
• The process by which two or more related species become more dissimilar over time
• The process by which two unrelated species become more similar over time

Darwin's finches are an example of:

• Coevolution

• Extinction

• Divergent Evolution

• Convergent Evolution

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Select the best definition for Convergent Evolution.

• The process by which different species evolve similar traits or characteristics independently in response to similar environmental challenges.
• The process by which species evolve traits that are completely unrelated to each other.
• The process by which species evolve traits in response to different environmental challenges.
• The process by which species evolve identical traits due to shared ancestry.

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Select the best definition for Coevolution.

• The process where species evolve independently of each other.
• The process where species evolve in response to abiotic factors.
• The process where two or more species reciprocally affect each other's evolution.
• The process where one species evolves while the other remains unchanged.

Which of the following is an example of Coevolution?

• Fish and water
• Birds and rocks
• Flowers and pollinators
• Trees and sunlight

Select the best definition of gradualism as it relates to evolution.

• Evolution happens suddenly and drastically over short periods of time.
• Evolution occurs slowly and gradually over long periods of time, with small changes accumulating over generations.
• Gradualism refers to the belief that evolution is a random and chaotic process.
• Gradualism suggests that evolution occurs in bursts of rapid change followed by long periods of stasis.