Which of the Following Statements Most Accurately Applies to Speciation

question 64

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements most accurately applies to speciation?

• A) Speciation occurs at such a slow pace that no one has ever observed the emergence of new species.
• B) Speciation occurs only by the accumulation of small genetic changes over vast expanses of time.
• C) Speciation must begin with the geographic isolation of a small, frontier population.
• D) Speciation can involve changes to a single gene.

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