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Concept 15.1 Review
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The origin of new species, the extinction of species, and the evolution of major new
features of living things are all changes that can be referred to as
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B
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D
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Members of one species cannot successfully interbreed and produce fertile offspring with
members of other species. This idea is known as
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B
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True
False
Which of the following is a barrier that can contribute to reproductive isolation?
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B
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D
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True
False
"Reproductive isolation" involves the separation of a population into separate groups that
no longer interbreed, allowing natural selection to operate differently on each group.
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B
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They have identical genes.
They are members of the same species.
They are behaviorally isolated from each other.
They are geographically isolated from each other.
Organisms are considered members of the same species if they are capable of mating and
producing live offspring.
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B
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adaptive radiation.
punctuated evolution.
reproductive success.
the biological species concept.
Which of the following statements describe what all members of a population share?
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B
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speciation.
microevolution.
macroevolution.
convergent evolution.
timing
habitat
behavior
all of the above
Which of the following statements is false?
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B
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D
A lion and tiger can mate and produce offspring.
Two lions can mate and produce fertile offspring.
Two ligers can mate and produce fertile offspring.
Two tigers can mate and produce fertile offspring.
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The separation of populations by barriers such as rivers, mountains, or bodies of water is
called
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D
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Those organisms that manage to be the first to colonize new islands often undergo a
process called
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timing isolation.
genetic equilibrium.
behavioral isolation.
geographic isolation.
microevolution.
adaptive radiation.
genetic equilibrium.
punctuated equilibrium.
"Punctuated Equilibrium" is an evolutionary model developed in the last 30 years that
directly contradicts Darwin's theory of evolution.
A
B
True
False
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