A population of chimpanzees was separated when the forest that they lived in had a section cut down and a town was built. After a long period of time, the chimpanzees came back into contact but were incapable of breeding. Which of the following best describes the process that occurred?

adaptation

speciation

convergent selection

stabilizing selection

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Dominique Raymond

5 June, 08:34

A population of chimpanzees was separated when the forest that they lived in had a section cut down and a town was built. After a long period of time, the chimpanzees came back into contact but were incapable of breeding. Which of the following best describes the process that occurred?

adaptation

speciation

convergent selection

stabilizing selection

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Ireland Coffey · Answer 1

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speciation

The name given to this type of event is that of "speciation." The species were abruptly separated from contact. Over time, each has evolved in different ways, separating into different species.

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