Question

Determine whether the following statements about sympatric speciation are true or false. a. Sympatric speciation only occurs in areas where there is local variation in environmental resources. b. A dam dividing a fish population could lead to sympatric speciation. c. Specialization on different plant hosts for members of an insect population can lead to sympatric speciation.

Answer 1

Answer:

a. Sympatric speciation only occurs in areas where there is local variation in environmental resources.  --  False.

b. A dam dividing a fish population could lead to sympatric speciation.  -- False.

c. Specialization on different plant hosts for members of an insect population can lead to sympatric speciation. --  False.

d. Sexual selection may promote sympatric speciation is true.

Explanation:

• The sympatric speciation is the evolution of a new species form the surviving species and both consist to evolve ad survive in the same environment.  

• And both these terms refer to the organism whose ranges tend to overlap and in some way are similar to the other at least at certain places.