Question 1

The accumulation of microevolution events leads to macroevolution.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The type of reproductive isolation in which the two populations are separated by the habitat each utilizes is

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A)  mechanical isolation.
B)  habitat isolation.
C)  hybrid inviability.
D)  behavioral isolation.
E)  temporal isolation.F) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 3

The idea that evolution proceeds in small,incremental changes over many generations is

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A)  temporal isolation.
B)  gradualism.
C)  punctuated equilibrium.
D)  hybrid breakdown.
E)  mechanical isolation.F) All of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 4

Biologists divide mechanisms of reproductive isolation into

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A)  sexual and geographic.
B)  prezygotic and sexual.
C)  postzygotic and geographiC.
D)  sexual and postzygotic.
E)  prezygotic and postzygotic.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 5

Every species has a unique two-word name called the

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A)  scientific name.
B)  genus.
C)  phylogeny.
D)  evolutionary tree.
E)  cladE.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 6

In the section "Investigating Life: Birds Do It,Bees Do It",what hypothesis did the researchers test?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mutation in a single gene could cause a change in flower color and thus pollinator.
B)  Mutation in multiple genes over a long period of time is required to change flower color and pollinators.
C)  Pollinators do not choose which flowers to pollinate based on color.
D)  M.lewisii and M.cardinalis are the same species.
E)  M.lewisii and M.cardinalis are different species.F) All of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 7

An evolutionary tree depicts species' relationships based on descent from shared ancestors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The larger the initial population size,the less likely it will become extinct during an environmental change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 14: Speciation and Extinction

The accumulation of microevolution events leads to macroevolution.

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The type of reproductive isolation in which the two populations are separated by the habitat each utilizes is

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Biologists divide mechanisms of reproductive isolation into

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Every species has a unique two-word name called the

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An evolutionary tree depicts species' relationships based on descent from shared ancestors.

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The larger the initial population size,the less likely it will become extinct during an environmental change.

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In the section "Investigating Life: Birds Do It,Bees Do It",what hypothesis did the researchers test?

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The idea that evolution proceeds in small,incremental changes over many generations is

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Exam 14: Speciation and Extinction

The accumulation of microevolution events leads to macroevolution.

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The type of reproductive isolation in which the two populations are separated by the habitat each utilizes is

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Biologists divide mechanisms of reproductive isolation into

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Every species has a unique two-word name called the

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An evolutionary tree depicts species' relationships based on descent from shared ancestors.

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The larger the initial population size,the less likely it will become extinct during an environmental change.

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In the section "Investigating Life: Birds Do It,Bees Do It",what hypothesis did the researchers test?

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The idea that evolution proceeds in small,incremental changes over many generations is

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