Biogeography Evidence

Birds having different shapes of beaks depending on their locations and the food they eat.

• Biogeography

• Fossil Records

• Molecular Biology

• Homologous Structure

• Embryology

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Many organisms with similar characteristics distributed in different continents.

• Biogeography

• Fossil Records

• Molecular Biology

• Homologous Structure

• Embryology

Many organisms with similar characteristics distributed in different continents

• biogeography

• embryology

• fossil record

• molecular biology

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What evidence of evolution is being shown in the image?

• Fossils

• Comparative biochemistry

• Homology

• Biogeography

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Which scientist is often referred to as "The Father of Biogeography" and devised the Wallace Line, separating Australian fauna from Asian fauna?

• Charles Darwin

• Alfred Russel Wallace

• Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

• Comte de Buffon

What term refers to the study of the distribution of species on Earth in the past and present, influenced by abiotic factors such as habitat, climate, and terrain?

• Chronostratic Ecology

• Paleobiogeography

• Conservation Paleontology

• Historical Bioclimatology

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How is the field of biogeography divided, specifically studying the distribution of species in relation to biotic and abiotic factors in the environment?

• Paleobiogeography

• Historical Biogeography

• Conservation Biogeography

• Ecological Biogeography

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Which of the following best explains the concept of biogeography?

• Study of the distribution of species and ecosystems in geographic space and through geological time

• Study of the genetic makeup of organisms

• Study of the physical structure of organisms

• Study of the chemical processes within and relating to living organisms

What is the significance of the Wallace Line in biogeography?

• It marks the boundary between the Oriental and Australian faunal regions

• It is a line that separates the Northern and Southern Hemispheres

• It is a line that divides the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres

• It marks the boundary between the Arctic and Antarctic regions

Which of the following is an example of biogeographical evidence supporting evolution?

• The presence of similar species on different continents

• The discovery of DNA sequences

• The study of embryonic development

• The analysis of fossilized bones