Speciation

Question 1

What is a species?

Answer 1

• a group of organisms with similar physical characteristics that can interbreed to produce fertile offsprings.

Question 2

What is speciation?

Answer 2

• The evolution of a new species

Question 3

What is an speciation event?

Answer 3

• A speciation event is a physical or physiological event that separates one species into more than on

Question 4

What is an isolating mechanism?

Answer 4

• An isolating mechanism is any property of two species that stops them from interbreeding.

Question 5

What is Geographical Isolation?

Answer 5

• Geographic isolation is a term used to describe the physical separation of populations of organisms from one another due to geographical barriers

Question 6

What is reproductive isolation?

Answer 6

• a quantitative measure of the effect of genetic differences on gene flow

Question 7

What is allopatric speciation?

Answer 7

• occurs when biological populations of the same species become isolated due to geographical changes

Question 8

What is sympatric speciation?

Answer 8

• the formation of two species from one original species due to reproductive isolation whilst occupying the same geographical location.