Biogeography Warm Up #3

The large land mass that contained most of today's continents 541 million years ago was called _______________.

• Gondwana
• Laurasia
• Pangaea
• Rodinia

Scientists believe the first primitive hominids were found on ​ (a)   2 million years ago.

• Africa
• North America
• Asia
• India

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Populations of the same species can diverge over many generation to form a new species. This is called _______________________.

• speciation
• mutation
• evolution
• adaptation

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NGSS.HS-LS4-2

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When continents separated from each other, it is called a _____________ event.

• continental shift
• continental movement
• continental separation
• vicariance

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Immigration events occur when organisms move from one area to another. This is called ​ (a)   .

• dispersal
• vicariance
• adaptation
• evolution