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WorksheetsVariation & Evolution (KS5)
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 13mins
What does this picture show?
Allopatric speciation
Natural selection
Genetic drift
Founder effect
Sympatric speciation
What process led to the formation of these two species?
Allopatric speciation
Founder effect
Genetic drift
Sympatric speciation
Heterozygote advantage
What process is resulting in the divergence from the common ancestor?
Mechanical isolation
Gametic isolation
Temporal isolation
Behavioural isolation
Hybrid sterility
In what way are these two species reproductively isolated?
Mechanical isolation
Gametic isolation
Behavioural isolation
Geographic isolation
Hybrid sterility
Which of the following best describes this picture?
Allopatric speciation
Mechanical isolation
Sympatric speciation
Temporal isolation
Gametic isolation
Which of the following is acted on by a selection pressure?
Genotype
Phenotype
Allele frequency
Gene pool
Reproductive isolation
On the Galapagos islands, different tortoise species have different shaped shells. Those living in lowland areas have saddle-back shells and long necks (as shown), whereas those living in the lush highland areas have dome-shaped shells and shorter necks.
Which TWO of the following describes the divergence of these species?
Directional selection
Stabilising selection
Allopatric speciation
Sympatric speciation
What does this picture represent?
Allopatric speciation
Heterozygote advantage
Genetic drift
Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium
Sympatric speciation
Within a large, isolated population of butterflies with no selection pressures, the allele for brown colour is dominant over the allele for white colour. 40% of all butterflies are white.
What is the frequency of the homozygous dominant individuals?
0.14
0.37
0.63
0.60
Who proposed that evolution resulted from the inheritance of characteristics acquired during an organism's lifetime?
Darwin
Lamarck
Wallace
Linnaeus
Lyell
Which term refers to the divergence of multiple species from a single common ancestor?
Natural selection
Directional selection
Stabilising selection
Genetic drift
Adaptive radiation
Robins typically lay four eggs. Larger clutches may result in malnourished chicks, while smaller clutches may result in no viable offspring.
Which process does this exemplify?
Stabilising selection
Behavioural isolation
Directional selection
Gametic isolation
Mechanical isolation
The ability to taste PTC is due to a single, dominant allele, T. In a closed population, 215 individuals were sampled; 150 could detect the bitter taste of PTC, 65 could not.
Using this information, calculate the frequency of allele T.
0.84
0.70
0.45
0.55
Which TWO phenomena are shown in this image?
Speciation
Reproductive isolation
Gametic isolation
Hybrid sterility
Genetic drift
Diagram shows the many species of cichlid fish that live in Lake Tanganyika. What process is shown by the diagram?
Allopatric speciation
Stabilising selection
Behavioural isolation
Adaptive radiation
Temporal isolation
Which of the following is not a source of interspecific competition?
food
nesting site
light
water
mate
