Quiz & Worksheet - Allopatric and Sympatric Speciation

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Which of the following statements about species is MOST accurate?

Animals which become separated geographically become different species.

Animals which do mate with each other or could mate with each other given the opportunity are members of the same species.

Plants which cannot mate with each other because they are located too far apart are different species.

Animals which look different are classified as different species.

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1. A population of lizards is split by an earthquake which leaves half of the population on an island and the other half on the tip of the peninsula. These lizards can't swim. What type of speciation will occur?

Sympatric speciation
Parapatric speciation
Peripatric speciation
Allopatric speciation

2. Define speciation.

It is the process by which two or more species converge to become one species.
It is the process by which an ancestral species splits into two or more new species.
It is the process by which an independent evolutionary unit of organisms is forced into extinction.
It is the process by which the characteristics of a cell or organism become more prevalent within a group of organisms.

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Organisms are classified into units called species. This quiz/worksheet combo will help you test your understanding of speciation and how it occurs. Some vocabulary terms you'll be assessed on include types of speciation and polyploidy.

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In these assessments you'll be tested on the process of speciation, more specifically:

Defining speciation
Identifying polyploid organisms
Recognizing different types of speciation
Knowing what makes an organism part of the same species

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This quiz and worksheet allow students to test the following skills:

Knowledge application: use your knowledge to answer questions about how being polyploidy affects the number of chromosomes in a somatic cell

Distinguishing differences: compare and contrast the differences between types of speciation

Interpreting information: verify that you can read information regarding the number of chromosomes in different species and interpret it correctly

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To learn more about speciation, review the accompanying lesson by the name of Speciation I: Allopatric and Sympatric Speciation. This lesson will help you accomplish the following objectives:

Define morphology and how it has been used historically to define a species
Differentiate between geographic and biological isolation of gene pools
Understand how alleles can flow between populations
Know how an ancestral species splits into two or more species

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1. A population of lizards is split by an earthquake which leaves half of the population on an island and the other half on the tip of the peninsula. These lizards can't swim. What type of speciation will occur?

2. Define speciation.

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