Anthropology 101 - Human Biological Evolution » Fall 2020 » Speciation Quiz

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Question #1
An exchange of genes between two populations is called
A.   inbreeding
B.   gene flow
C.   a normal and healthy expression of love between two species
D.   reproductive isolation
Question #2
The term _____________________________ means that there is no exchange of genetic material between two groups.
A.   mate blockage
B.   abadday
C.   reproductive isolation
D.   gene flewage
Question #3
A population of individuals who are more similar to each in phenotype and genotype than they are to other groups is
A.   intraspecific association
B.   an ecological association
C.   a species
D.   interspecific association
Question #4
Variation among individuals of the same population is called
A.   interspecific
B.   species boundaries
C.   niche differences
D.   intraspecific
Question #5
Variation between two populations is called
A.   intraspecific
B.   species
C.   interspecific
D.   niche differences
Question #6
Offspring produced by parents from two different populations or species are called
A.   infertile
B.   intraspecific offspring
C.   hybrids
D.   chorillas
Question #7
The ____________ Species Concept asserts that natural selection can create and maintain species boundaries.
A.   Sympatric
B.   Divergent
C.   Ecological
D.   Biological
Question #8
The ____________ Species Concept focuses primarily on the role of gene flow and reproductive isolation during the process of speciation.
A.   Divergent
B.   Sympatric
C.   Ecological
D.   Biological
Question #9
Cases in which hybrids can be produced sometimes but are sterile are consistent with the ____________ Species Concept
A.   Biological
B.   Divergent
C.   Ecological
D.   Sympatric
Question #10
Cases in which fertile hybrids can be produced but the number of hybrids in the population stays small is consistent with the ____________ Species Concept
A.   Sympatric
B.   Divergent
C.   Ecological
D.   Biological
Question #11
Populations of fertile hybrids may do poorly because
A.   They are avoided as mates
B.   They face too much competition in an ecological niche
C.   All of these responses are correct
D.   They are not well-adapted to specific ecological niches
Question #12
_____________ is the term for when fertile hybrids are avoided as mates.
A.   Reinforcement
B.   Character Displacement
C.   Inbreeding Avoidance
D.   Hybrid Isolation
Question #13
__________ speciation involves a complete barrier to gene flow.
A.   Allopatric
B.   Ecological
C.   Parapatric
D.   Sympatric
Question #14
__________ speciation involves a temporary or partial barrier to gene flow.
A.   Ecological
B.   Parapatric
C.   Sympatric
D.   Allopatric
Question #15
__________ speciation occurs when a population becomes two or more separate species even when there is no barrier to gene flow at all.
A.   Sympatric
B.   Ecological
C.   Allopatric
D.   Parapatric

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