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How is the concept of gene flow related to the species concept? |
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Why aren't mules considered a species? |
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How does speciation differ from the formation of subspecies? |
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Can you always tell by looking at two organisms whether or not they belong to the same species? |
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Why is geographic isolation important in the process of speciation? |
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How does a polyploid organism differ from a haploid or diploid organism? |
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List the series of events necessary for speciation to occur. |
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Describe three kinds of reproductive isolating mechanisms that prevent interbreeding between different species. |
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Give an example of seasonal isolating mechanisms, habitat preference, and behavioral isolating mechanisms. |
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Describe convergent evolution and adaptive radiation. |
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What are the two dominant evolutionary patterns? |
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How are analogous and homologous structures different? |
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What is the difference between gradualism and punctuated equilibrium? |
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Why is it difficult to determine the evolutionary history of a species? |
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List three differences between australopiths and members of the genus Homo. |
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Compare the out-of-Africa hypothesis with the multiregional hypothesis of the origin of Homo sapiens. |
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Diagram the relationship among anthropoids, hominoids, and hominids. |
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