Speciation

The genitalia of the male damselfly varies in shape. Certain males can only hold onto & mate with females whose genitalia fit.  What type of reproductive barrier is this?

• behavioral isolation
• temporal isolation 
• gametic isolation
• mechanical isolation 

Some female peacocks prefer males with large, colorful tales while other female peacocks prefer males with no tail at all. Females are beginning to only mate with the type of males with the tail they prefer. What type of reproductive barrier is this?

• behavioral isolation
• hybrid sterility 
• temporal isolation
• mechanical isolation 

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The flowers of pink tulips open in the morning, while the flowers of lavender tulips open in the early afternoon. The bees that pollinate these tulips cannot carry pollen back & forth between the two types of tulips because of their flowers being closed at different times of day. What type of reproductive barrier is this?

• behavioral isolation
• hybrid sterility 
• temporal isolation
• mechanical isolation 

The term for the formation of new and distinct species over the course of evolution is...

• speciation
• biological species concept
• reproductive barrier
• natural selection

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What is a species? 

• A group of organisms that can mate with each other and produce fertile offspring. 
• A group of organisms that can mate and produce offspring even if those offspring are infertile.
• A group of organisms that genetically are very different from each other. 
• Indivual organisms that live in the same environment. 

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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 

When a population becomes divided by an event such as a new river forming, ____________ has occurred.

• Differentiation 
• Isolation
• Adaptation
• Separation

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Variations in a population are caused by:

• Natural Selection
• Selective Breeding
• Artificial Selection
• Random Mutations

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If an environment changes, populations with ______________ have a better chance of survival.

• No genetic variations
• Genetic variations
• A small number
• A large number

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The climate of a certain area is cold, and snow is found on the ground most of the year. Equal numbers of two populations of rabbits are introduced into this climate by a group of scientists. One of the populations is brown and the other is white. Predict what will happen over several generations.

• There will be equal numbers of brown and white rabbits
• There will be more brown rabbits that white rabbits
• There will be more white rabbits than brown rabbits
• There is no way to predict what will happen to the rabbit population

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