Animal Kingdom Question 368
Question: Speciation is caused by
[Wardha 2005]
Options:
A) Ecological isolation
B) Geographical isolation
C) Reproductive isolation
D) Isolation
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
Geographic isolation is the population of animals, plants, or other organisms that are separated. They are separated to prevent exchanging genetic material with the other organism of the same species.
Typically geographic isolation is the result of an accident or coincidence.
Hence, Geographical isolation is related to speciation.
So, the correct answer is ‘Geographical isolation’.
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