Evolutionary Patterns Quiz

Which of the following is NOT a cause of mass extinction?

• Massive volcano

• Meteor impact

• Tsunami

• Gradual climate change

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What does the term "extinction" refer to?

• The adaptation of a species to a new environment

• The elimination of a species

• The migration of a species to a new habitat

• The increase in the population of a species

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What type of extinction occurs when environmental changes happen slowly?

• Mass extinction

• Gradual extinction

• Rapid extinction

• Instant extinction

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What does gradualism refer to in the context of evolution?

• Rapid changes over a short period of time

• Slow, constant changes over a long period of time

• No changes over time

• Random changes at irregular intervals

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Which of the following is an example of gradualism?

• Sudden mutation in a species

• Gradual evolution of bird beaks over long periods of time

• Immediate adaptation to a new environment

• Extinction of a species

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What does the concept of punctuated equilibrium describe?

• Gradual and continuous change over time

• Bursts of change followed by periods of stability

• Constant and rapid change without stability

• No change over time

Which of the following best describes the process of divergent evolution?

• Evolution of similar traits in unrelated species.

• Evolution of different traits in closely related species.

• Evolution of identical traits in all species.

• Evolution of traits that lead to extinction.

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A process of 2 or more species becoming more and more dissimilar.

• Convergent Evolution

• Divergent Evolution

• Coevolution

what did Charles Darwin observe in finch populations of the Galapagos Islands off the coast of South America?

• different species on different islands
• all species on one of the islands
• identical species on all the islands
• the same species as North America

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The seed-eating finch in the given diagram was most likely the

• common ancestor

• most successful

• largest finch

• parent of the other finches

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