Understanding Speciation and Reproductive Barriers in Evolution.

Question 1

What is the process by which one species splits into two or more species?

Accepted Answer

Speciation

Question 2

What concept defines a species as a group of populations whose members have the potential to interbreed in nature and produce fertile offspring?

Accepted Answer

Biological species concept

Question 3

What type of barriers prevent mating or fertilization between species?

Accepted Answer

Reproductive barriers

Question 4

What type of speciation occurs when a new species arises within the same geographic area as its parent species?

Accepted Answer

Sympatric speciation

Question 5

What happens when the reproductive barriers between species are not strong and the species come into contact in a hybrid zone?

Accepted Answer

Fusion