Factors Affecting Evolution 2

Question 1

organisms select mates based on certain traits.

Answer 1

Mate Choice

Question 2

differences in appearance between males and females.

Answer 2

Sexual Dimorphism

Question 3

selective breeding to enhance desired traits in plants and animals.

Answer 3

Human Influence

Question 4

selective breeding to enhance desired traits in plants and animals.

Answer 4

Human Influence

Question 5

many species have been shaped by artificial selection.

Answer 5

Domestication

Question 6

species evolve in response to each other.

Answer 6

Interdependent Evolution

Question 7

can drive the evolution of defensive/offensive traits.

Answer 7

Predator-prey Relationships

Question 8

both species benefit and influence each other’s evolution.

Answer 8

Mutualistic Relationships

Question 9

when populations become reproductively isolated.

Answer 9

Formations of New Species

Question 10

physical barriers divide populations.

Answer 10

Allopatric Speciation

Question 11

species evolve in the same geographic area.

Answer 11

Sympatric Speciation

Question 12

rapid evolution of many species from a single ancestor.

Answer 12

Adaptive Radiation