Types of Evolution

The three species pictured do not share a common ancestor, yet have evolved to have a similar anatomy and life style. This is an example of ?

• Homologous Structures

• Divergent Evolution

• Vestigial Organs

• Convergent Evolution

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Slow changes over a long period of time.

• Gradualism

• Extinction

• Coevolution

• Convergent evolution

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Bursts of change followed by periods of stability.

• Punctuated equilibrium

• Gradualism

• Extinction

• Speciation

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A number of different species arise from one common ancestor.

• Adaptive Radiation (aka, Divergent Evolution)

• Gradualism

• Coevolution

• Speciation

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• Phyletic Speciation

• Adaptive Radiation

• Convergent Evoltion

• Divergent Evoltuion

• Co-evolution

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The hypothesis that evolution of a species occurs gradually over time as a slow and constant process is known as

• speciation
• punctuated equilibrium
• gradualism
• microevolution

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The hypothesis that evolution of a species occurs in periods of rapid change separated by periods of little or no change is called

• divergence
• gradualism
• punctuated equilibrium
• isolation

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 What type of evolution is demonstrated in this photo?

• Coevolution
• Convergent evolution
• Punctuated evolution
• Gradualistic evolution

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Sharks and dolphins both have streamlined bodies that allow them to move through water efficiently, this is an example of which type of evolution?

• Divergent
• Coevolution
• Convergent
• Artificial

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The three species pictured do not share a common ancestor, yet have evolved to have a similar anatomy and life style. This is an example of ?

• Homologous Structures

• Divergent Evolution

• Vestigial Organs

• Convergent Evolution

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