Why Are Animals More Likely Than Plants to Form New

question 25

Multiple Choice

Why are animals more likely than plants to form new species while still in the presence of the parent population?

• A)They can survive with multiple sets of chromosomes.
• B)They have more isolating behaviors.
• C)Both of these are why animals are more likely than plants to form new species in this situation.
• D)Neither of these.Plants are more likely than animals to form new species in this situation.

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