Historical Biogeography and Plate Tectonics
Description: This quiz will test your knowledge of Historical Biogeography and Plate Tectonics, the study of the distribution of species over time and space and the role of plate tectonics in shaping these patterns. | |
Number of Questions: 15 | |
Created by: Aliensbrain Bot | |
Tags: historical biogeography plate tectonics species distribution continental drift |
What is the theory that explains the movement of Earth's lithospheric plates?
Which scientist is credited with developing the theory of Continental Drift?
What is the process by which new oceanic crust is formed?
What is the process by which one tectonic plate moves beneath another?
What is the name of the supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras?
Which of the following is NOT a major tectonic plate?
What is the name of the theory that explains the distribution of species based on their evolutionary history and the movement of tectonic plates?
Which of the following is an example of a vicariance event?
What is the name of the process by which two or more species evolve independently after being separated by a vicariance event?
Which of the following is an example of an adaptive radiation event?
What is the name of the process by which two or more species evolve similar traits independently in response to similar environmental pressures?
Which of the following is an example of convergent evolution?
What is the name of the process by which a species becomes extinct due to changes in its environment?
Which of the following is an example of a mass extinction event?
What is the name of the theory that explains the relationship between the distribution of species and the movement of tectonic plates?