Question

Two species of cicada have always lived in the same overlapping area since they diverged from their common ancestor. One species emerges and mates every 5 years, and the other species emerges and mates every 13 years. These species are an example of _______ speciation with a ______ premating barrier.
a. sympatric, behavioral
b. parapatric, geographical
c. parapatric, behavioral
d. allopatric, temporal
e. sympatric, temporal

Answer 1

Answer:

e. sympatric, temporal

Explanation:

Sympatric is when the species are not isolated physically form one another and prevented from mating with each other another. But because they mate at different seasons, it means temporal reasons prevent them from mating with each other.