Chapter 14: The Origin of Species
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Chapter 14: The Origin of Species
Guided Reading Activities
Big idea: Defining species
Answer the following questions as you read modules 14.1–14.3:
1. ____________ is the gradual adaptation of a population to its environment.
2. The process by which one species eventually evolves into two different species is known as
____________.
3. Briefly explain why microevolution must not be all that occurs with respect to how life changes
over time.
4. Complete the following table, which compares the different methods for defining a species.
Biological Morphological Ecological Phylogenetic
species concept species concept species concept species concept
Description
5. True or false: Offspring produced through two members of the same species are referred to as
hybrids. If false, make it a correct statement.
6. The types of reproductive barriers are ____________ and ____________.
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7. Which of the following represents a post-zygotic barrier?
a. Temporal
b. Habitat
c. Reduced hybrid viability
d. Gametic
8. Two different species of fruit flies mate at different times of the day. One breeds in the morn-
ing and one breeds in the afternoon. What type of reproductive barrier is this?
Big idea: Mechanisms of speciation
Answer the following questions as you read modules 14.4–14.11:
1. A geographic barrier to ____________ can give rise to ____________ speciation.
2. Isle Royale National Park consists of a series of islands located in Lake Superior. Initially,
there were no wolves on any of the islands since they were in the middle of Lake Superior.
However, in 1949, an unusually long and cold winter produced an ice bridge between Canada
and the islands of the National Park. During this winter, a pair of wolves used the ice bridge
to travel inadvertently to Isle Royale. Today there continues to be a wolf population on the
main island descended from that original pair. Has allopatric speciation occurred yet? If not,
could it?
3. True or false: Geographic isolation always leads to speciation. If false, make it a correct
statement.
4. Refer to Figure 14.5 on page 283 of your textbook. Assume that the initial growth medium
was different from both the starch and the maltose. Would the flies in either group, after the
40th generation, be able to reproduce with the flies from the original medium?
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5. Which of the following refers to having more than two complete sets of chromosomes?
a. Speciation
b. Polyploid
c. Sympatric
d. Allopatric
6. True or false: A new plant species can occur in one generation resulting from the creation of a
tetraploid plant. If false, make it a correct statement.
7. Complete the Venn diagram that compares sympatric speciation with allopatric speciation.
Allopatric Sympatric
speciation speciation
8. True or false: In order to have polyploid speciation occur, you must have errors occur in either
mitosis or meiosis. If false, make it a correct statement.
9. Briefly explain why a plant that arises from hybridization of two haploid gametes would
be sterile.
10. The evolution of numerous species from a common species is referred to as ____________.
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11. Isolated island chains are often capable of great speciation through adaptive radiation. Assume
that, in the future, Lake Superior shrinks to a series of smaller, disconnected lakes. Would this
provide a similar opportunity for fish species now residing in these smaller lakes? Briefly ex-
plain your answer.
12. Refer to Figure 14.9B on page 287 of your textbook. If color sensitivity in cichlids was not
heritable, how would that have affected the study?
13. Which of the following is the type of reproductive barrier exhibited in Pundamilia nyererei and
Pundamilia pundamilia?
a. Temporal
b. Behavioral
c. Habitat
d. Mechanical
14. An area in which members of different but closely related species can mate and produce h
ybrid
offspring is known as a(n) ____________.
15. Complete the following table, which compares the different outcomes for hybrid zones.
Reinforcement Fusion Stability
Description
Example
16. Sudden changes in speciation can be referred to as ____________.
17. Almost everyone has seen that famous illustration of human evolution that shows us evolving
to become more upright over time until we get to modern humans. What kind of evolution
does that illustration show?
Connecting the Big Ideas
Use your knowledge of the information contained within this chapter’s “Big Ideas” to answer this
question.
Do you think it is likely that modern humans will undergo speciation? Briefly explain your answer.
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