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Which biogeographic boundary, named after Alfred Russel Wallace, separates Asian and Australasian animal distributions?
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Wallace Line
In evolutionary biology, which organelle is thought to have evolved from an engulfed alphaproteobacterium?
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Mitochondria
What evolutionary event began about 541 million years ago with the rapid diversification of major animal body plans?
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Cambrian explosion
What is the evolutionary process in which organisms with beneficial inherited traits leave more offspring?
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Natural selection
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Which evolutionary scientist coined the term “dinosaur” in 1842?
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In evolution, what is the name for a reproductive barrier that acts before fertilization?
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