Question

An earthquake creates a chasm that separates a population of squirrels. The two populations of squirrels evolve into two separate species. What is the name of the process by which isolated populations of the same species become new species?

Answer 1

Answer:

Allopatric speciation

Explanation:

Speciation is the evolution of a population into a different species that can no longer breed. Allopatric speciation happens when two populations of the same species become isolated from each other, this occurs due to a geographic change (human activities, a mountain, etc), when this isolation happens different gene motations occur over the time, this will eventually lead to different characteristics between both populations.

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Answer 2

Answer:

B: speciation

Explanation:

he accumulation of differences between groups is called divergence. Divergence leads to the formation of new species through the process of speciation.