18.3 Vocab

Question 1

Speciation

Answer 1

Formation of a new species

Question 2

Reproductive isolation

Answer 2

Separation of a species or population so that they no longer interbreed and evolve into two separate species

Question 3

Behavioral Isolation

Answer 3

Form of reproductive isolation in which two populations develop differences in courtship rituals or other behaviors that prevent them from breeding

Question 4

Geographical Isolation

Answer 4

Form of reproductive isolation in which two populations are separated by geographic barriers such as rivers, mountains, or bodies of water, leading to the formation of two separate subspecies

Question 5

Temporal Isolation

Answer 5

Form of reproductive isolation in which two or more species reproduces at different times