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speciation...or not!

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

select the barrier: crickets of a similar species live in sandy areas and others (similar species) live in grassy areas

a)

habitat isolation

b)

mechanical isolation

c)

temporal isolation

d)

gametic isolation

e)

behavioral isolation

2.

select the barrier: similar species of flowers are structured differently - one suits bees and another suits hummingbirds

a)

habitat isolation

b)

mechanical isolation

c)

temporal isolation

d)

gametic isolation

e)

behavioral isolation

3.

select the barrier: similar species of owl mate at different times of the day

a)

mechanical isolation

b)

temporal isolation

c)

gametic isolation

d)

habitat isolation

e)

behavioral isolation

4.

select the barrier: the males of similar fish species release their eggs in water, but fertilization is only successful when the sperm and egg are of the same species

a)

temporal isolation

b)

gametic isolation

c)

behavioral isolation

d)

mechanical isolation

e)

habitat isolation

5.

select the barrier: swamp sparrows and song sparrows have similar mating calls, but they don't respond to each other's call

a)

behavioral isolation

b)

mechanical isolation

c)

gametic isolation

d)

temporal isolation

e)

habitat isolation

6.

which type of speciation is occurring and why?

a)

sympatric/niche differentiation

b)

allopatric/geographic isolation

c)

sympatric/chromosome number incompatibility

d)

allopatric/resource partitioning

7.

which type of prezygotic barrier does this represent?

a)

temporal isolation

b)

behavioral isolation

c)

gametic isolation

d)

mechanical isolation

8.

which type of speciation is represented by this diagram?

a)

allopatric

b)

sympatric

c)

behavioral

d)

temporal

9.

which type of speciation is represented by this diagram?

a)

sympatric

b)

allopatric

c)

gametic

d)

mechanical

10.

what type of prezygotic barrier is represented in the picture?

a)

sympatric

b)

temporal

c)

mechanical

d)

isolation