What is the term for when two species with a common ancestor are found far apart geographically?
How Did You Get Here?! (Unexpected Ways Species Travel the World)

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Range Fragmentation
Biological Dispersion
Disjunct Distribution
Continental Drift
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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How did the Eurasian Pygmy shrew likely arrive in Ireland?
By swimming across the sea
Through a land bridge
By hitching a ride with humans
By flying
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is range fragmentation?
The movement of species across continents
The merging of different species into one habitat
The splitting of a species' habitat into separate areas
The adaptation of species to new climates
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did marsupials likely spread to Australia?
Via the supercontinent Gondwana
By flying
Through a land bridge
By swimming
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What adaptation helps mangrove seeds travel long distances?
Being colorful
Being sticky
Being buoyant
Being lightweight
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How can killifish eggs end up in new habitats?
By surviving digestion in birds
By being carried by the wind
By being buried in soil
By floating on water
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is one hypothesis for how iguanas reached isolated islands?
By flying
By swimming
By rafting on debris
By walking on land bridges
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