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What must a species be able to do in order to qualify as a 'species'?
interbreed and reproduce
interbreed
outcompete each other
live in the same area
What type of species is in immediate jeopardy of extinction?
endangered species
keystone species
invasive species
threatened species
What kind of species is at a lower risk of extinction but are likely to become endangered?
threatened species
endangered species
invasive species
keystone species
Which of the following is not a factor that may cause extinction?
pollution
disease
over-exploitation
conservation efforts
habitat loss
What act put trade restrictions and habitat conservation efforts in order to protect threatened and endangered species?
Endangered species Act of 1973
Tragedy of the Commons
Wilderness Act
Energy Policy Act
What do you call the combined genetic information for a particular population of organisms?
genotype
gene pool
natural selection
speciation
What may occur when a species is separated and cannot reproduce, causing them to become so different they can no longer interbreed?
speciation
genetic drift
natural selection
symbiosis
Who came up with Natural Selection?
Charles Darwin
Edwin Hubble
Albert Einstein
Anton Von Leeuwenhoek
What is the accepted theory of evolution in which organism change and adapt over time to better survive their environments and favorable traits will become more common?
Natural Selection
Speciation
Tragedy of the Commons
Endangered Species Act
Speciation occurs when one species changes into different species. This is an example of what type of evolution?
Convergent Evolution
Divergent Evolution
Genetic Drift
Mutation
What type of isolation occurs when two populations are incapable of interbreeding due to differences in courtship or reproductive behaviors?
Behavioral Isolation
Mechanical Isolation
Temporal Isolation
Geographic Isolatiion
Male fireflies use a specific light pattern to attract females to mate. Each species has its own pattern, attracting females of the same species. What type of Isolation does this represent?
Behavioral
Temporal
Geographic
Mechanical
Which type of isolation occurs when the reproductive organs of two groups have become so different that they can no longer mate?
Behavioral Isolation
Mechanical Isolation
Temporal Isolation
Geographic Isolation
There are many species of snails. If a female of one species of snail tries to mate with the male of another species, their reproductive organs won't match so they are unable to mate. This is an example of what type of isolation?
Behavioral
Mechanical
Geographic
Temporal
Which type of isolation occurs when populations mate at different times or seasons?
Behavioral Isolation
Temporal Isolation
Mechanical Isolation
Geographic Isolation
Two species of frogs inhabit the same area. One species reproduces from January to March and the other reproduces from March to May. This serves as an example of which type of isolation?
Mechanical
Behavioral
Temporal
Geographic
Which type of isolation occurs when populations have been separated by geographic barriers that prevent reproduction?
Behavioral Isolation
Geographic Isolation
Temporal Isolation
Mechanical Isolation
A road is built dividing a species of tortoise in two groups. Overtime, these groups change so much they can no longer interbreed. What type of isolation has occurred leading to this speciation?
Behavioral
Mechanical
Temporal
Geographic
What do you call the competition between species?
interspecific competition
homeostasis
natural selection
predation
What principle explains that when two species compete for the same limited resource, one species will win and the other species will either have to adapt or die?
Principle of Competitive Exclusion
Principle of Interspecific Competition
Natural Selection
Tragedy of the Commons
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