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BIO CH18.3 The Process of Speciation

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Cats and dogs cannot interbreed because ____________

a)

cats are ugly to dogs

b)

They are different species

c)

They are not friends

d)

The name must honor the scientist who discovered the species.

2.

A labrador retriever dog and a bulldog can interbreed and their offspring can reproduce because

a)

the two types of breeds like each other

b)

big dogs like small dogs

c)

they are the same species

d)

natural selection

3.

What is the correct taxonomy rank?

a)

Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

b)

Kingdom, Domain, Class, Phylum, , Order, Species,Family, Genus

c)

Kingdom, Species, Family, Domain, Class, Phylum, Order, Genus

d)

Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

4.

Can two different species breed and have offspring?

HINT: The infertile Zonkey

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Maybe

d)

lie

5.

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?

a)

behavioral isolation

b)

temporal isolation

c)

gametic isolation

d)

geographic or habitat isolation

6.
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?
a)
behavioral isolation
b)
hybrid sterility 
c)
temporal isolation
d)
mechanical isolation 
7.
The term for the formation of new and distinct species over the course of evolution is...
a)
speciation
b)
biological species concept
c)
reproductive barrier
d)
natural selection
8.

The emergence of new rivers or streams is a type of ____________ isolation.

a)

Temporal

b)

Mechanical

c)

Behavioral

d)

Geographic (habitat)

9.

Western and Eastern meadowlarks (Birds) are very similar in appearance but they do not attract because they have different songs . What type of reproductive barrier is this?

a)

behavioral isolation

b)

hybrid sterility

c)

temporal isolation

d)

mechanical isolation

10.

Two main types of speciation are ______________ and _____________

a)

Allopatric and Sympatric

b)

Geographic and behavioral

c)

Allele Patrick and Sympathetic

11.

In allopatric speciation there is a _______________

a)

Geographical barrier that separates populations

b)

genetic variance

c)

different species

d)

same area for populations

12.

In Sympatric speciation _________________

a)

Geographical barrier separates populations

b)

genetic variance rules

c)

different species live

d)

species are in the same area

13.

*What types of isolation lead to the formation of new species?

a)

All the above

b)

Behavioral isolation

c)

Geographic isolation

d)

Temporal isolation

14.

*What is the current hypothesis about Galapagos finch speciation?

a)

Speciation in Galápagos finches occurred by the founding of a new population, geographic isolation, changes in the new population’s gene pool, behavioral isolation, and ecological competition.

b)

Speciation in Galápagos finches can develop in several ways, including behavioral isolation, geographic isolation, and temporal isolation.

15.
When reproductive barriers separate a population of a species in nature, the species no longer share a... 
a)
taxa
b)
gene pool 
c)
phylogenetic tree
d)
species 
16.
If an environment changes, populations with ______________ have a better chance of survival.
a)
No genetic variations
b)
Genetic variations
c)
A small number
d)
A large number
17.
____________ development of new species when a population is reproductively isolation in some form.
a)
Competitive 
b)
Speciation
c)
Isolation
d)
mutation