Question

Conventional wisdom holds that the development of separate species happens quickly, most often when populations become separated by a geographical barrier." This is called ________ speciation. "Even if these groups meet again and manage to mate before diverging too far from one another, their offspring will be unfit and die out." This is described as hybrid ________.A) sympatric; viabilityB) allopatric; fertilityC) sympatric; breakdownD) allopatric; breakdown

Answer 1

Answer: D. allopatric; breakdown

Explanation:

Allopatric speciation is a type of speciation whereby individuals of the same biological population becomes separated up to the extent that there will no longer be gene flow between them.