Which Statement About Speciation Is Not True

question 72

Multiple Choice

Which statement about speciation is not true?

• A) It always takes thousands of years.
• B) Reproductive isolation may develop slowly between diverging lineages.
• C) Among animals, it usually requires a physical barrier.
• D) Among plants, it often happens as a result of polyploidy.
• E) It has produced the millions of species living today.

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