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Introductory Biology

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Set 24 The Origin Of Species

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Question 1

(Multiple Choice)

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Rocky Mountain juniper (Juniperus scopulorum)and one-seeded juniper (J. monosperma)have overlapping ranges. If pollen grains (which contain sperm cells)from one species are unable to germinate and make pollen tubes on female ovules (which contain egg cells)of the other species, then which of these terms are applicable?
1)sympatric species
2)prezygotic isolation
3)postzygotic isolation
4)allopatric species
5)habitat isolation
6)reduced hybrid fertility

A) 1 and 2
B) 2 and 4
C) 1, 3, and 6
D) 2, 4, and 5
E) 1, 2, 5, and 6

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Question 2

(Multiple Choice)

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What does the biological species concept use as the primary criterion for determining species boundaries?

A) geographic isolation
B) niche differences
C) gene flow
D) morphological similarity
E) molecular (DNA, RNA, protein) similarity

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Question 3

(Multiple Choice)

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You are confronted with a box of preserved grasshoppers of various species that are new to science and have not been described. Your assignment is to separate them into species. There is no accompanying information as to where or when they were collected. Which species concept will you have to use?

A) biological
B) phylogenetic
C) ecological
D) morphological

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