Types of Evolution

The three species pictured do not share a common ancestor, yet have evolved to have a similar anatomy and life style. This is an example of ?

• Homologous Structures

• Divergent Evolution

• Vestigial Organs

• Convergent Evolution

Sharks and dolphins both have streamlined bodies that allow them to move through water efficiently, this is an example of which type of evolution?

• Divergent

• Coevolution

• Convergent

• Artificial

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The three species pictured share a common ancestor and have adapted so that each lives in a different environment. This is an example of

• Law of Superposition

• Evolutionary Arms Race

• Divergent Evolution

• Convergent Evolution

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What type of evolution does this picture show?

• convergent evolution

• divergent evolution

• extinction

• coevolution

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Slow changes over a long period of time.

• Gradualism

• Extinction

• Coevolution

• Convergent evolution

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Bursts of change followed by periods of stability.

• Punctuated equilibrium

• Gradualism

• Extinction

• Speciation

A number of different species arise from one common ancestor.

• Adaptive Radiation (aka, Divergent Evolution)

• Gradualism

• Coevolution

• Speciation

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• Phyletic Speciation

• Adaptive Radiation

• Convergent Evoltion

• Divergent Evoltuion

• Co-evolution

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The hypothesis that evolution of a species occurs gradually over time as a slow and constant process is known as

• speciation

• punctuated equilibrium

• gradualism

• microevolution

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The hypothesis that evolution of a species occurs in periods of rapid change separated by periods of little or no change is called

• divergence

• gradualism

• punctuated equilibrium

• isolation