Evolution-Of-Life Question 56

Question: Reproductive isolation can occur in a number of ways, but the net effect is always the same in that:

Options:

A) Hybridisation must take place before new species can form.

B) It causes geographic isolation between organisms.

C) The rate of speciation slows down.

D) Few or no genes flow between populations.

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

[d] Reproductive isolation recalls that gene flow does not occur, which sets the stage for possible divergence of traits that eventually can lead to speciation.