Species and Speciation Multiple Choice Questions with Answers – PDF Download

MCQ 1: When the subpopulations are geographically isolated from each other, the process is known as:

1. allopatric speciation
2. post mating isolations
3. premating isolations
4. speciation

MCQ 2: A group of population in which genes are exchanged through interbreeding potentially is called:

1. ecology
2. population
3. specie
4. ecosystem

MCQ 3: If the population in an area are not geographically isolated, interbred and developed a distinct lifestyle, named as:

1. allopatric speciation
2. sympatric speciation
3. parapatric speciation
4. speciation

MCQ 4: If the brief periods of changes interrupt the long periods of stasis, the process is called as:

1. speciation
2. mutation pressure
3. genetic pressure
4. punctuated equilibrium model

MCQ 5: In the same geographical region, if the new species evolve from a single ancestral species than the speciation, known as:

1. sympatric speciation
2. allopatric speciation
3. parapatric speciation
4. speciation