Divergent Convergent Coevolution

A number of different species arise from one common ancestor.

• Adaptive Radiation (aka, Divergent Evolution)

• Gradualism

• Coevolution

• Speciation

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Convergent evolution is when

• Species share traits due to a common ancestor

• Species have similar traits because of similar environment

• Species have same traits due to different environments

Coevolution is the

• Species looking similar due to a common ancestor

• Species looking similar due to a common environment

• evolution of two species that do not interact

• evolution of one species in response to evolution in another species

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What most likely caused the finches on the Galapagos Islands to have beaks that were different from the finches on the mainland?

• There were different types of predators on the islands.

• The finches on the mainland could not fly high enough.

• There was no water on the islands.

• There were different food types on each island.

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If an animal evolves to be more camouflaged in an environment, and another animal evolves a better ability to sense movement. This would be

• Divergent Evolution

• Coevolution: predator Pray

• Coevolution: mimicry

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Divergent evolution...

• Involves different species descending from a common ancestor

• Involves different species evolving similar traits

• Involves two species evolving together

• Occurs quickly over a short period of time

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Unrelated species evolving similar characteristics because they live in similar environments is called...

• Divergent Evolution

• Convergent Evolution

• Coevolution

• Adaptive Radiation

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Butterflys & the flowers they pollinate evolving together would be an example of...

• Divergent Evolution

• Punctuated Equilibrium

• Speciation

• Coevolution

Bees, Birds, & Bats evolving wings is an example of...

• Convergent Evolution

• Divergent Evolution

• Punctuated Equilibrium

• Coevolution

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Divergent evolution results in

• A) Similar traits in unrelated species

• B) Different species from a common ancestor

• C) Evolution of two species together

• D) Rapid changes in a species

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