Match the Event with the Most Appropriate Term

question 36

Multiple Choice

Match the event with the most appropriate term.
-different species of shrimp evolving on either side of the Isthmus of Panama

• A)directional selection
• B)sexual dimorphism
• C)sympatric speciation
• D)balanced polymorphism
• E)coevolution
• F)allopatric speciation
• G)key innovation
• H)adaptive radiation

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