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Unit 6 Quizzes

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Which scientific concept did Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace independently discover? sexual reproduction mutation over breeding natural selection natural selection
Lamarck published a theory of evolution before Darwin. Lamarck’s theory contained which of the following incorrect ideas? mutation inheritance of acquired traits natural selection catastrophism inheritance of acquired traits
What place did Darwin visit on his trip that had the greatest impact on his thinking? Africa Brazil Hawaiian Islands Galapagos Islands galapagos islands
large pop. of animals is split in two by a physical barrier. Gene pools of the two resulting pops. change over time until each pop. becomes a separate species geographical isolation sympatric speciation reproductive isolation allopatric speciation allopatric speciation
Which of the following is used by farmers to create new desired traits in their dairy cows? founder effect artificial selection natural selection speciation artificial selection
Pre-zygotic isolating mechanisms are those which take place before the zygote is formed may involve mating behaviors all options are correct operate before fertilization takes place all options are correct
Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection is based upon the observation that all options are correct certain variations are inherited organisms vary among themselves more organisms are produced than live to reproduce all options are correct
The term for a single species branching out into several that are specially adapted to a unique environment is convergent evolution adaptive radiation inbreeding co-evolution adaptive radiation
Speciation in geographic isolation is known as ____________. bottleneck effect sympatric speciation gene flow allopatric speciation allopatric speciation
Which of the following is not considered evidence for evolution? biogeography fossils similarities between parents and offspring comparative anatomy similarities between parents and offspring
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