Podcast
Questions and Answers
Which period experienced the greatest increase in the number of extant species?
Which period experienced the greatest increase in the number of extant species?
- Mesozoic
- Paleozoic
- Permian
- Cenozoic (correct)
What adaptation by mammals helped their adaptive radiation after the extinction of terrestrial dinosaurs?
What adaptation by mammals helped their adaptive radiation after the extinction of terrestrial dinosaurs?
- Outcompeting for food
- Increase in diversity (correct)
- Nocturnal vision
- Small size
Which major innovation of the three radiations was associated with defying gravity to facilitate life on land?
Which major innovation of the three radiations was associated with defying gravity to facilitate life on land?
- New sources of food
- Stems (correct)
- Insect pollination
- Waxy covering
What is the most likely explanation for the rapid speciation that occurred after the end of the Permian period?
What is the most likely explanation for the rapid speciation that occurred after the end of the Permian period?
According to the theory of seafloor spreading, how do oceanic islands, like the Hawaiian Islands, form?
According to the theory of seafloor spreading, how do oceanic islands, like the Hawaiian Islands, form?
What key evolutionary event occurred in Australia according to the text?
What key evolutionary event occurred in Australia according to the text?
Which core in the figure above has the most accurate arrangement of fossils?
Which core in the figure above has the most accurate arrangement of fossils?
What factor most likely caused animals and plants in India to differ greatly from species in nearby southeast Asia?
What factor most likely caused animals and plants in India to differ greatly from species in nearby southeast Asia?
Which concept explains the evolution of complex eyes?
Which concept explains the evolution of complex eyes?
How does continental drift explain the uniqueness of Australian fauna?
How does continental drift explain the uniqueness of Australian fauna?
What is the phenomenon described in the first part of the text an example of?
What is the phenomenon described in the first part of the text an example of?
Why do adult female bagworm moths lack wings and retain a larval appearance?
Why do adult female bagworm moths lack wings and retain a larval appearance?
In the absence of wings, what can adult female bagworm moths still do?
In the absence of wings, what can adult female bagworm moths still do?
What genetic process is responsible for the loss of ventral spines in modern freshwater sticklebacks?
What genetic process is responsible for the loss of ventral spines in modern freshwater sticklebacks?
What characteristic do the daughter species in the hypothetical situation NOT share with the original female fly?
What characteristic do the daughter species in the hypothetical situation NOT share with the original female fly?
What is unique about the male members of each daughter species in the hypothetical situation?
What is unique about the male members of each daughter species in the hypothetical situation?
