You Are Studying Lizards in the Field

question 7

Multiple Choice

You are studying lizards in the field. The range of the northern population, species 1, overlaps the range of the southern population, species 2. You find hybrids in the zone of overlap. What is happening?

• A) The postzygotic isolating mechanisms aren't working.
• B) Hybrids are best adapted to this region where overlap occurs.
• C) Reinforcement is occurring.
• D) There is not enough information to decide what is happening.

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Definitions:

Digest

To break down information for easier understanding or to convert food into absorbable substances in the body.

Peanuts

A legume crop known scientifically as Arachis hypogaea, commonly grown for its edible seeds, also referred to as groundnuts.

Milk

A nutrient-rich liquid food produced by the mammary glands of mammals, serving as the primary source of nutrition for their young.