Week 6 Topic 3: Microtaxonomy Introduction Quiz
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What term is used to refer to the practical and theoretical problems arising from defining species in a group of organisms?

  • Phylogenetics
  • Megataxonomy
  • Macroevolution
  • Microtaxonomy (correct)
  • Who was the first to describe the role of natural selection in speciation in his book 'The Origin of Species'?

  • Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
  • Gregor Mendel
  • Alfred Russel Wallace
  • Charles Darwin (correct)
  • Which mode of speciation involves reproductive isolation occurring in complete geographic isolation with no gene flow?

  • Parapatric
  • Peripatric
  • Allopatric (correct)
  • Sympatric
  • What is the term used for the evolutionary process by which biological populations evolve to become distinct species?

    <p>Speciation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many geographic modes of speciation are mentioned in the text based on the extent of isolation between speciating populations?

    <p>Four</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the reasons for genotypic or phenotypic divergence in isolated populations?

    <p>Independent genetic drift</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of speciation involves reproductive isolation without complete geographic separation?

    <p>Parapatric</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In sympatric speciation, how do new descendant species evolve?

    <p>In populations with complete geographic overlap</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What evolutionary process can promote rapid divergence in species, according to the text?

    <p>Antagonistic sexual selection</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does parapatric speciation differ from peripatric speciation?

    <p>Geographic isolation is complete in peripatric but partial in parapatric speciation</p> Signup and view all the answers

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