Question 1

Molecular systematics might examine all of the following types of data EXCEPT ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  proteins
B)  DNA sequences
C)  amino acid sequences
D)  anatomical features

Question 2

A period of mass extinction is often followed by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  explosive diversification
B)  paedomorphosis
C)  global warming
D)  continental drift

Question 3

Sympatric speciation specifically EXCLUDES ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  behavioral isolation
B)  postzygotic barriers
C)  geographic isolation
D)  temporal isolation

Question 4

The wing of a penguin is ________ the wing of a butterfly.

Accepted Answer

A)  structurally identical to
B)  superior to
C)  homologous to
D)  analogous to

Question 5

Some fish have bony fins.If the body of water they are in dries out,these fins can be used to help the fish "walk" to another body of water.In this context,bony fins are an example of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  an exaptation
B)  an adaptation
C)  a macroevolutionary event
D)  paedomorphosis

Question 6

An ancestral species and all its evolutionary descendants define a(n) ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  outgroup
B)  clade
C)  genus
D)  ingroup

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The wing of a penguin is ________ the wing of a butterfly.

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A period of mass extinction is often followed by ________.

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Sympatric speciation specifically EXCLUDES ________.

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The wing of a penguin is ________ the wing of a butterfly.

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Some fish have bony fins.If the body of water they are in dries out,these fins can be used to help the fish "walk" to another body of water.In this context,bony fins are an example of ________.

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A period of mass extinction is often followed by ________.

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