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

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