Which of the following best supports the scientists' prediction that speciation will occur in the fruit fly population?

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Which of the following best supports the
scientists' prediction that speciation will occur
in the fruit fly population?
There will be fewer offspring
produced in the population of
fruit flies that mates in the
morning than in the
population of fruit flies that
mates at night.
There will be structural
differences in the
reproductive organs of the
fruit flies in the population
that mates in the morning
and those of the fruit flies in
the population that mates at
night.
There will be increasing
geographic isolation between
the population of fruit flies
that mates in the morning
and the population of fruit
flies that mates at night.
There will be an
accumulation of genetic
differences between the
population of fruit flies that
mates in the morning and the
Transcribed Image Text:11:36 Today Edit 10:54 AM Which of the following best supports the scientists' prediction that speciation will occur in the fruit fly population? There will be fewer offspring produced in the population of fruit flies that mates in the morning than in the population of fruit flies that mates at night. There will be structural differences in the reproductive organs of the fruit flies in the population that mates in the morning and those of the fruit flies in the population that mates at night. There will be increasing geographic isolation between the population of fruit flies that mates in the morning and the population of fruit flies that mates at night. There will be an accumulation of genetic differences between the population of fruit flies that mates in the morning and the
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Scientists studying a population of fruit flies
observe that a small percentage of the
population mates in the morning while the rest
of the population mates at night. Scientists
predict that, over time, the population that
mates in the morning and the population that
mates at night will become different species.
Which of the following best supports the
scientists' prediction that speciation will occur
in the fruit fly population?
There will be fewer offspring
produced in the population of
fruit flies that mates in the
morning than in the
population of fruit flies that
mates at night.
There will be structural
differences in the
reproductive organs of the
fruit flies in the population
that mates in the morning
and those of the fruit flies in
the population that mates at
night.
There will be increasing
geographic isolation between
Transcribed Image Text:13 of 14 Scientists studying a population of fruit flies observe that a small percentage of the population mates in the morning while the rest of the population mates at night. Scientists predict that, over time, the population that mates in the morning and the population that mates at night will become different species. Which of the following best supports the scientists' prediction that speciation will occur in the fruit fly population? There will be fewer offspring produced in the population of fruit flies that mates in the morning than in the population of fruit flies that mates at night. There will be structural differences in the reproductive organs of the fruit flies in the population that mates in the morning and those of the fruit flies in the population that mates at night. There will be increasing geographic isolation between
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Speciation: Speciation is an evolutionary phenomenon, where reproductive isolation occurs in individuals and evolves them into a distinct species.

 

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