What term describes the formation of new species when populations are geographically separated?
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Allopatric speciation
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What term describes the formation of new species when populations are geographically separated?
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Allopatric speciation
What is the name of the theory that explains the evolution of altruistic behavior through benefits to close relatives?
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Kin selection
What is the name of the 47-million-year-old primate fossil from Germany known as 'Ida'?
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Darwinius masillae
Which extinction event 66 million years ago wiped out the non-avian dinosaurs?
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Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction
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What is the name of the 47-million-year-old primate fossil from Germany known as 'Ida'?
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Darwinius masillae
Which extinction event 66 million years ago wiped out the non-avian dinosaurs?
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Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction
Which group of mammals includes humans, apes, and monkeys?
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Primates
What term describes the five-digit limb structure common to tetrapods?
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Pentadactyl limb
Which mammal group includes the only living species that lays eggs?
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Monotremes
What species does the 3.2-million-year-old fossil 'Lucy' belong to?
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Australopithecus afarensis
What is the name of the theory that proposes mitochondria originated from a symbiotic bacterium?
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Endosymbiotic theory