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selection and speciation

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What word describes the process of having the advantageous traits that helps an organism survive  and reproduce?
a)
natural selection
b)
adaptation
c)
mutation
d)
genetic engineering
2.
The trees these moths used to live on were white, but have been covered in soot from coal factories. Which moth will be more successful in this environment?
a)
Dark moth
b)
Light moth
c)
Both will be equally successful
d)
Neither will be successful
3.

When a species environment favors one dominant type of characteristic to the point that the other variations of the trait start to disappear is called _____.

a)

disruptive selection

b)

directional selection

c)

stabilizing selection

d)

unstabilizing selection

4.

All the genes in a population are the population’s

a)

Gene flow

b)

Gene pool

c)

Genotype

d)

Fitness

5.

Which of the following is the best definition of species?

a)

A group of organisms that lives in the same habitat

b)

A group o organisms that exploit the same ecological niche

c)

A group of organisms that can interbreed and produce viable and fertile offspring

d)

A group of organisms that have the same appearance

6.

Sparrows with average sized wings survive severe storms better than those with longer or shorter wings, illustrating

a)

Sexual selection

b)

Directional selection

c)

Disruptive selection

d)

Stabilizing selection

7.

The process of a new species arising within the geographic range of the parent population is called

a)

ecological speciation

b)

allopatric speciation

c)

adaptive radiation

d)

sympatric speciation

8.

Which of the following must occur after a period of geographic isolation in order for the two sibling species to remain genetically distinct following their geographic reunion in the same home range?

a)

Prezygotic barriers

b)

Postzygotic barriers

c)

Ecological isolation

d)

Reproductive isolation

9.

Only a few types of a particular bird species diverge after a small number colonises a new island. This mechanism is called

a)

stabilizing selection

b)

directional selection

c)

the founder effect

d)

disruptive selection

10.

All of the following examples describes prezygotic isolating mechanisms except

a)

elaborate and unique courtship display to identify mates

b)

reproductive organs that are physically incompatible

c)

hybrids that are viable but sterile

d)

different breeding times

11.

1.    When phenotypes are favoured at both extreme of a normal distribution curve, _____________ selection.

a)

directional selection

b)

normal selection

c)

stabilizing

d)

disruptive

12.

3. A flock of birds migrate to an island where the only food can be found are hard shell nuts. What will happen to the birds ?

             I.        Birds with large and strong beak will survive

   II.        Birds with thin and long beak will leave

        III.        Birds with large and strong beak will leave

a)

I only

b)

I and II

c)

II and III

d)

I, II and III

13.

Migration of breeding individuals between population causes movement of alleles which refer to as

a)

gene flow

b)

mutation

c)

genetic drift

d)

natural selection

14.

The introduction of a small population onto an island results in limited gene pool for the population is an example of

a)

genetic drift

b)

bottleneck effect

c)

founder principle

d)

Mendel law

15.

Prevention of genetic exchange between two species because they reproduce at different time of the day, season or year is called

a)

sexual isolation

b)

habitat isolation

c)

ecological isolation

d)

temporal isolation

16.

Hybrid breakdown is characterized by

a)

fertility of the hybrid.

b)

sterility of the progeny

c)

death of the hybrid during pregnancy

d)

early death of progeny

17.
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 
18.

Over the years, white mice became extinct and darker mice survived. This is

a)

stabilizing selection

b)

directional selection

c)

disruptive selection

d)

due to exercise

19.
The genitalia of the male damselfly varies in shape. Certain males can only hold onto & mate with females whose genitalia fit.  What type of reproductive barrier is this?
a)
behavioral isolation
b)
temporal isolation 
c)
gametic isolation
d)
mechanical isolation 
20.

Which of the following best illustrates natural selection?

a)

An organism with favorable genetic variations will tend to survive and breed successfully.

b)

A population monopolizes all of the resources in its habitat, forcing other species to migrate.

c)

A community whose members work together utilizing all existing resources and migratory routes

d)

The largest organisms in a species receive the only breeding opportunities.