Principles of Biology
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Author: Robert Brooker, Eric P. Widmaier Dr., Linda Graham Dr. Ph.D., Peter Stiling Dr. Ph.D.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 20.3, Problem 1TYK
Which of the following is an example of allopatric
- A few birds fly to a distant island, and after many generations a new bird species is formed.
- A diploid species becomes a new tetraploid species due to nondisjunction.
- A species diverges into two different species due to adaptation to local environments.
- All of the above are examples of allopatric speciation.
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Chapter 20 Solutions
Principles of Biology
Ch. 20.1 - Prob. 1CCCh. 20.1 - Prob. 1TYKCh. 20.1 - Prob. 2TYKCh. 20.2 - Prob. 1BCCh. 20.2 - Is this an example of a prezygotic or a...Ch. 20.2 - Is this an example of a prezygotic or a...Ch. 20.2 - Prob. 1TYKCh. 20.2 - Which of the following is not an example of a...Ch. 20.3 - Prob. 1BCCh. 20.3 - Prob. 1CC
Ch. 20.3 - Which of the following is an example of allopatric...Ch. 20.3 - Prob. 2TYKCh. 20.4 - Prob. 1CCCh. 20.4 - Prob. 2CCCh. 20.4 - Prob. 1TYKCh. 20 - Macroevolution refers to evolutionary changes that...Ch. 20 - Prob. 2TYCh. 20 - Prob. 3TYCh. 20 - Prob. 4TYCh. 20 - Prob. 5TYCh. 20 - Prob. 6TYCh. 20 - Prob. 7TYCh. 20 - Prob. 8TYCh. 20 - Prob. 9TYCh. 20 - Evolutionary changes in the rate or timing of...Ch. 20 - Prob. 1CCQCh. 20 - Compare and contrast different mechanisms of...Ch. 20 - A principle of biology is that populations of...Ch. 20 - Prob. 1CBQCh. 20 - Discuss the type of speciation (allopatric or...
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