Two Species of Garter Snakes Live in the Same Geographic

question 58

Multiple Choice

Two species of garter snakes live in the same geographic area. One lives mainly in water and the other mainly on land; therefore, they rarely encounter each other and do not interbreed. What type of isolation is this?

• A) Temporal
• B) Behavioral
• C) Ecological
• D) Mechanical
• E) Geographic

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