Determine whether the following statements about sympatric speciation are true or false. a. Sympatric speciation only occurs in areas where there is local variation in environmental resources. b. A dam dividing a fish population could lead to sympatric speciation. c. Specialization on different plant hosts for members of an insect population can lead to sympatric speciation.

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Nevaeh Chan

18 August, 21:30

Determine whether the following statements about sympatric speciation are true or false. a. Sympatric speciation only occurs in areas where there is local variation in environmental resources. b. A dam dividing a fish population could lead to sympatric speciation. c. Specialization on different plant hosts for members of an insect population can lead to sympatric speciation.

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Alison Lindsey · Answer 1

a. Sympatric speciation only occurs in areas where there is local variation in environmental resources. - - False.

b. A dam dividing a fish population could lead to sympatric speciation. - - False.

c. Specialization on different plant hosts for members of an insect population can lead to sympatric speciation. - - False.

d. Sexual selection may promote sympatric speciation is true.

Explanation:

The sympatric speciation is the evolution of a new species form the surviving species and both consist to evolve ad survive in the same environment. And both these terms refer to the organism whose ranges tend to overlap and in some way are similar to the other at least at certain places.