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Speciation and Classification Quiz Review

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
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.

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)

temporal isolation

c)

gametic isolation

d)

geographic isolation

3.

What is a species?

a)

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

b)

A group of organisms that can mate and produce offspring even if those offspring are infertile.

c)

A group of organisms that genetically are very different from each other.

d)

Individual organisms that live in the same environment.

4.

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

a)

Allopatric

b)

Sympatric

c)

Simple

d)

Temporal

5.

The emergence of a mountain range is an event that would lead to _______________ speciation

a)

Allopatric

b)

Sympatric

c)

Simple

d)

Temporal

6.

When the Grand Canyon in Arizona formed, two populations of one squirrel species were separated by the giant canyon. This is an example of _____________ speciation.

a)

Allopatric

b)

Sympatric

c)

Simple

d)

Temporal

7.

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)

Simple

d)

Temporal

8.

What are the 8 levels of classification of living things from most general to most specific?

a)

domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

b)

domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genius, species

c)

domain, kingdom, phamily, class, order, family, genus, species

d)

domain, king, phillip, class, order, family, genus, species

9.

The scientific name for water bear is Hypsibius dujardini. What is its genus?

a)

dujardini

b)

tardigrade

c)

Hypsibius

d)

water

10.

The scientific name for water bear is Hypsibius dujardini. What is its species?

a)

dujardini

b)

tardigrade

c)

Hypsibius

d)

water

11.

How do scientists organize living things?

a)

by looks

b)

by size

c)

by differences

d)

by shared characteristics

12.

Who is the closest relative to the birds?

a)

amphibians

b)

crocodiles

c)

sharks

d)

fish

13.

Who is the closest relative to the sharks?

a)

amphibians

b)

ray-finned fish

c)

sharks

d)

fish