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Speciation

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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?

a)

behavioral isolation

b)

temporal isolation

c)

gametic isolation

d)

geographic isolation

2.

Speciation occurs when there is a barrier in reproduction

a)

True

b)

False

3.

New species emerge from speciation

a)

True

b)

False

4.

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?

a)

behavioral isolation

b)

hybrid sterility

c)

temporal isolation

d)

mechanical isolation

5.

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

6.

A species is group of organisms that can mate with each other and produce fertile offspring.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Sympatric speciation and Allopatric speciation are the two types of speciation

a)

True

b)

false

8.

A new river forms and splits two populations, causing ______________ speciation

a)

Sympatric

b)

Allopatric

c)

Extreme

d)

Convergent

9.

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?

a)

Allopatric

b)

Sympatric

c)

Complex

d)

Covergent

10.

when the organism develops different courtship rituals which do not attract main population this is a part of sympatric speciation.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

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

a)

Geographic

b)

Behavioral

c)

Mechanical

d)

Temporal

12.

Which of the following is NOT true in the formation of a new species?

a)

A mutation causes a population to breed with a different species.

b)

A population needs to become reproductively isolated.

c)

An isolated population has adapted to new ecological niches eventually result in the inability to reproduce with the original population.

d)

Reproductive isolation can occur by the formation of a mountain range.