Which of the following statements about speciation is correct?

A) The goal of natural selection is speciation.

B) When reunited, two allopatric populations will interbreed freely if speciation has occurred.

C) Natural selection chooses the reproductive barriers for populations.

D) Prezygotic reproductive barriers usually evolve before postzygotic barriers.

E) Speciation is a basis for understanding macroevolution.

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Kaylee Schwartz

Biology

11 August, 21:26

Which of the following statements about speciation is correct?

A) The goal of natural selection is speciation.

B) When reunited, two allopatric populations will interbreed freely if speciation has occurred.

C) Natural selection chooses the reproductive barriers for populations.

D) Prezygotic reproductive barriers usually evolve before postzygotic barriers.

E) Speciation is a basis for understanding macroevolution.

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Edwin Peck · Answer 1

B) When reunited, two allopatric populations will interbreed freely if speciation has occurred.

Explanation:

There are five types of speciation: allopatric, peripatric, parapatric, and sympatric and artificial. Allopatric speciation occurs when a species separates into two separate groups which are isolated from one another.