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Evolutionary Relationships

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the term for the formation of new species?

a)

Speciation

b)

Reproductive isolation

c)

Comparative anatomy

d)

Homologous structures

2.

What is the term for variations of a species that live in different geographic areas?

a)

Subspecies

b)

Comparative embryology

c)

Analogous structures

d)

Behavioral isolation

3.

What is the term for the separation of species or populations so that they cannot interbreed and produce fertile offspring?

a)

Reproductive isolation

b)

Geographical isolation

c)

Ecological niche

d)

Evolutionary relationships

4.

What is the term for a group of organisms that share common ancestry (common ancestor) thus all living organisms on Earth are descended from a common ancestor?

a)

Species

b)

Comparative anatomy

c)

Homologous structures

d)

Vestigial structures

5.

What is the term for a structure that is present in an organism but no longer serves its original purpose?

a)

Vestigial structures

b)

Comparative embryology

c)

Analogous structures

d)

Separation of species

6.

What is the term for the process by which new species are formed?

a)

Adaptation

b)

Speciation

c)

Evolution

d)

Mutation

7.

What is the term for the physical separation of a population into two or more groups?

a)

Reproductive isolation

b)

Geographical isolation

c)

Ecological niche

d)

Evolutionary relationships

8.

What is the term for the process of species adapting to their environment over time?

a)

Natural selection

b)

Comparative anatomy

c)

Analogous structures

d)

Behavioral isolation

9.

What is the term for the physical separation of a population into two or more groups?

a)

Reproductive isolation

b)

Geographical isolation

c)

Ecological niche

d)

Evolutionary relationships

10.

What is the term for a group of organisms that share common ancestry (common ancestor) thus all living organisms on Earth are descended from a common ancestor?

a)

Species

b)

Comparative anatomy

c)

Homologous structures

d)

Vestigial structures

11.

What is the term for a structure that is present in an organism but no longer serves its original purpose?

a)

Vestigial structures

b)

Comparative embryology

c)

Analogous structures

d)

Separation of species

12.

What is the term for the process of species adapting to their environment over time?

a)

Natural selection

b)

Comparative anatomy

c)

Analogous structures

d)

Behavioral isolation

13.

What is the term for the formation of new species?

a)

Speciation

b)

Reproductive isolation

c)

Comparative anatomy

d)

Homologous structures

14.

What is the term for the separation of species or populations so that they cannot interbreed and produce fertile offspring?

a)

Reproductive isolation

b)

Geographical isolation

c)

Ecological niche

d)

Evolutionary relationships