Quiz: Speciation

First Name

Last Name

What is a species?

• Creatures that can create offspring
• Creatures that have a common ancestor
• Creatures that can create offspring and share a common ancestor
• Creature that can create a fertile offspring and share a common ancestor

What would NOT be an example of a species?

• humans
• aliens that can reproduce
• mules
• bacteria

Why do new species form?

• they want to
• individuals can no longer produce fertile offspring with old species
• individuals adapt over time
• individuals move to a new location and respond to their environment

How exactly do new species form?

• from old species
• randomly

According to the taxonomy of wolves, what would the kingdom of this species be? (They are in order, use your notebook)

• Mammalia
• familiaris
• Canidae
• Animalia

What would the genus be? (Use your notebook)

• Mammalia
• Carnivora
• Canis
• Canidae

Our scientific name as humans is "Homo Sapien." Using the tree who is our closest ancestor?

• Gorilla
• Gibbons
• Homo Erectus
• Homo Habilis

How long ago did we branch off from chimpanzees?

• 1.5 million years ago (mya)
• 5.4 mya
• 10-12 mya
• 65 mya