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Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
1. 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?
behavioral isolation
temporal isolation
gametic isolation
geographic isolation
Speciation occurs when there is a barrier in reproduction
True
False
New species emerge from speciation
True
False
Some female peacocks prefer males with large, colorful tales while other female peacocks prefer males with no tail at all. Females are beginning to only mate with the type of males with the tail they prefer. What type of reproductive barrier is this?
behavioral isolation
hybrid sterility
temporal isolation
mechanical isolation
The term for the formation of new and distinct species over the course of evolution is...
speciation
biological species concept
reproductive barrier
natural selection
A species is group of organisms that can mate with each other and produce fertile offspring.
True
False
Sympatric speciation and Allopatric speciation are the two types of speciation
True
false
A new river forms and splits two populations, causing ______________ speciation
Sympatric
Allopatric
Extreme
Convergent
Orcas occur in the same habitat but some are avoiding each other and do not interbreed. They have different diets, vocal behavior, and social structures. What type of speciation is this?
Allopatric
Sympatric
Complex
Covergent
when the organism develops different courtship rituals which do not attract main population this is a part of sympatric speciation.
True
False
The emergence of new rivers or streams is a type of ____________ isolation.
Geographic
Behavioral
Mechanical
Temporal
Which of the following is NOT true in the formation of a new species?
A mutation causes a population to breed with a different species.
A population needs to become reproductively isolated.
An isolated population has adapted to new ecological niches eventually result in the inability to reproduce with the original population.
Reproductive isolation can occur by the formation of a mountain range.
