Download Origin of Species Quiz

Origin of Species Quiz
1. True or False: Speciation is evolution.
2. True or False: New species only develop through natural selection.
3. Explain allopatric speciation.
4. Explain sympatric speciation.
5. How does natural selection result in speciation?
6. The formation of new breeds of dogs is an example of
a) natural selection.
b) artificial selection.
c) allopatric speciation.
d) sympatric speciation.
7. Speciation due to the formation of a new river after a flood is an
example of
a) natural selection.
b) artificial selection.
c) allopatric speciation.
d) sympatric speciation.
8. Two groups of frogs that live in the same habitat but have different
mating seasons is an example of
a) natural selection.
b) artificial selection.
c) allopatric speciation.
d) sympatric speciation.
9. The speciation of the finch populations on the Galapagos Islands is an
example of
a) natural selection.
b) artificial selection.
c) allopatric speciation.
d) sympatric speciation.
10. The change in allele frequencies of a population due to selection
against environmental changes is an example of
a) natural selection.
b) reproductive isolation.
c) allopatric speciation.
d) sympatric speciation.