Speciation
What is allopatric speciation?
Isolation from the parent species due to geographical or social causes that cause mutations to form a new species
What bird species creates an intricate nest to attract a female mate, and then dances in front of it?
Bower bird
What is the name of Charles Darwin's book on the theory of evolution?
Origin of Species (also the name of this chapter).
What is the primary animal that Jeff studies?
Turtles!
What is the crappiest bar on the hill called?
SHARKY'S!
What is sympatric speciation?
When a new species evolves while still in the same geographic spot as the parent species.
What word best describes the offspring of a horse and donkey that breeds a mule?
Hybridization
What is the definition of artificial selection?
Humans selectively breeding plants and animals to develop certain traits.
What breed of dog has Jeff owned and currently have?
Great Dane!
What is the physics building named?
Begeman Hall.
What defines whether a species has officially gone through speciation?
The species cannot successfully interbreed with its parent species.
What is the speciation in which Galapagos finches became the diverse group they are today?
What is the name of Charles Darwin's lesser known counterpart?
Alfred Russel Wallace.
When Jeff does not know the answer to something what does he say in response to the question?
Remember, I study turtles.
What is the name of the abandon residence hall?
Campbell Hall.
What role does reproductive isolation play in speciation?
Reproductive isolation does not allow the flow of genes between populations allowing for the development of distinct populations.
What is it called when turkeys and sharks asexually reproduce?
Parthenogenesis.
What are the people who believe the Earth is only a couple thousand years old? These people are religious.
Old-Earth Creationists.
Where did Jeff receive his PhD from?
Options:
Rutgers University, USF, LSU, or UCLA
LSU
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What is speciation?
Two genetically distinct species from one parent species that cannot interbreed and produce fertile offspring.
What type of animal loses its tail in adolescence when attempting to escape a predator?
Anole lizard
What is the definition of natural selection? (Dr. Tamplin's definition)
The non-random survival of random variations.
Who is Jeff's favorite student in this class?
Max of course.
What is the University of Northern Iowa's current enrollment? All three teams will answer, and the closest will receive the points.
9,283 students.