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What fascinates biologists about speciation?
What fascinates biologists about speciation?
- The changes in allele frequencies
- The number of new species produced (correct)
- The genetic similarities between species
- The unity of life
How does speciation help explain the unity of life?
How does speciation help explain the unity of life?
- By increasing the rate of microevolution
- By producing similar characteristics in species descended from a common ancestor (correct)
- By creating genetic differences between species
- By causing species to split into two separate groups
What does DNA sequence similarity between species indicate?
What does DNA sequence similarity between species indicate?
- Different ancestries
- Unrelated species
- Closely related species (correct)
- Species with no common ancestor
Which concept emphasizes reproductive isolation as a key aspect of defining species?
Which concept emphasizes reproductive isolation as a key aspect of defining species?
How does speciation connect microevolution and macroevolution?
How does speciation connect microevolution and macroevolution?
What reveals factors that cause reproductive isolation?
What reveals factors that cause reproductive isolation?
What keeps the gene pool of a species together, causing its members to resemble each other more than members of other species?
What keeps the gene pool of a species together, causing its members to resemble each other more than members of other species?
Why are humans and chimpanzees considered distinct biological species?
Why are humans and chimpanzees considered distinct biological species?
What is the main factor that distinguishes the eastern meadowlark (Sturnella magna) from the western meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) as distinct species?
What is the main factor that distinguishes the eastern meadowlark (Sturnella magna) from the western meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) as distinct species?
What defines humans as a single biological species despite their diverse appearances?
What defines humans as a single biological species despite their diverse appearances?
Why is it unlikely for a businesswoman in Manhattan to mate with a dairy farmer in Mongolia?
Why is it unlikely for a businesswoman in Manhattan to mate with a dairy farmer in Mongolia?
What prevents humans and chimpanzees from interbreeding successfully even if they live in the same region?
What prevents humans and chimpanzees from interbreeding successfully even if they live in the same region?
What does the biological species concept emphasize?
What does the biological species concept emphasize?
According to the biological species concept, what defines a species?
According to the biological species concept, what defines a species?
Why do biologists compare not only morphology but also physiology, biochemistry, and DNA sequences of organisms?
Why do biologists compare not only morphology but also physiology, biochemistry, and DNA sequences of organisms?
How are members of a biological species united according to the concept?
How are members of a biological species united according to the concept?
What is the primary definition of species used in the textbook?
What is the primary definition of species used in the textbook?
Why do morphologically distinct species confirm their classification as discrete groups?
Why do morphologically distinct species confirm their classification as discrete groups?
