Geographic Isolation

question 26

Multiple Choice

Geographic isolation

• A) always results in reproductive isolation.
• B) always results in the formation of new species.
• C) is required for speciation.
• D) may decrease the probability over time that members of two separated populations could mate.
• E) has the same effects on all organisms.

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Definitions:

Milgram's Obedience Studies

A collection of experiments in social psychology carried out by Stanley Milgram, assessing how likely individuals are to follow orders from an authority figure that clash with their own moral compass.

Obedience

The act of following orders or directions from authority, or conforming to rules or laws.

Bystander Effect

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