Practice Natural Selection and Speciation - 5.2 | Evolution and Biodiversity | IB MYP Grade 12 Biology
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Question 1

Easy

What is natural selection?

💡 Hint: Think about survival in changing environments.

Question 2

Easy

Name one source of variation in a population.

💡 Hint: Consider how traits are passed down.

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Question 1

What is natural selection?

  • A process influencing only physical traits.
  • The survival of individuals with advantageous traits.
  • A method of artificial breeding.

💡 Hint: Consider what influences which individuals survive.

Question 2

True or False: Allopatric speciation occurs with geographical isolation.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Think about what 'allo' means.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Consider a population of foxes in a snowy environment. If climate change reduces snowfall and more urban areas emerge, how might natural selection and speciation occur in this population?

💡 Hint: Think about how their environment is changing and what traits may be advantageous.

Question 2

Develop a hypothesis about how a geographical barrier could lead to speciation in a species of lizards currently residing in a single habitat.

💡 Hint: Consider how isolation affects genetic diversity and adaptations.

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