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Which process involves the development of similar characteristics in distantly related organisms?
Which process involves the development of similar characteristics in distantly related organisms?
- Convergent Evolution (correct)
- Phyletic Gradualism
- Background Extinction
- Parallel Evolution
What mechanism describes how variation changes based on population size?
What mechanism describes how variation changes based on population size?
- Punctuated Equilibrium
- Generic Drift (correct)
- Passive Natural Selection
- Mass Extinction
In which type of evolution does an ancestral species give rise to diverse descendants that adapt to new environments?
In which type of evolution does an ancestral species give rise to diverse descendants that adapt to new environments?
- Divergent Evolution (correct)
- Convergent Evolution
- Mass Extinction
- Parallel Evolution
Which type of extinction sharply reduces Earth's biodiversity?
Which type of extinction sharply reduces Earth's biodiversity?
What does Phyletic Gradualism involve?
What does Phyletic Gradualism involve?
Which process involves the development of similar characteristics in closely related organisms?
Which process involves the development of similar characteristics in closely related organisms?
What is the main reason why different environmental properties require organisms to develop different survival strategies?
What is the main reason why different environmental properties require organisms to develop different survival strategies?
Which of the following is NOT a situation that would lead to convergent evolution?
Which of the following is NOT a situation that would lead to convergent evolution?
What plays the greatest influence on species evolution according to genetic drift and natural selection?
What plays the greatest influence on species evolution according to genetic drift and natural selection?
Which term best describes the process by which peripheral isolates evolve more quickly?
Which term best describes the process by which peripheral isolates evolve more quickly?
What type of evolution involves the accumulation of small changes over a long period of time?
What type of evolution involves the accumulation of small changes over a long period of time?
Which process is associated with the early Earth's development according to plate tectonics and igneous rocks?
Which process is associated with the early Earth's development according to plate tectonics and igneous rocks?
What event led to the formation of a core, mantle, and crust during the formative period of Earth history?
What event led to the formation of a core, mantle, and crust during the formative period of Earth history?
Which eon directly follows the Archean eon?
Which eon directly follows the Archean eon?
What event from Earth's history is associated with the Solar Nebula Hypothesis?
What event from Earth's history is associated with the Solar Nebula Hypothesis?
Which rocks are evidence for the oldest known rocks on Earth?
Which rocks are evidence for the oldest known rocks on Earth?
What geological process is responsible for the formation of divergent plate boundaries?
What geological process is responsible for the formation of divergent plate boundaries?
What is the significance of continental development during the Archean period?
What is the significance of continental development during the Archean period?
