In Which of the Following Situations Would Speciation Be Most

question 35

Multiple Choice

In which of the following situations would speciation be most likely to occur?

• A) A population of juniper shrubs is split in two by a canyon. Every year, strong winds carry a small amount of the shrubs' pollen across the canyon.
• B) A Japanese mollusk species whose larvae are often carried from port to port in ship bilge (waste) water now flourishes in San Francisco Bay, a busy commercial port.
• C) Bighorn sheep occupy mountains from Canada to Death Valley in Southern California, interbreeding all the way. The populations at the two ends of the range live in very different environments.
• D) Seven monkeys escape from an enclosure. To everyone's surprise, they establish a small but viable population, coexisting successfully with humans in a partly suburban environment very different from their native African habitat.

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Definitions:

Total Logistics Cost

The combined expenses associated with planning, implementing, and controlling the efficient flow and storage of goods, services, and information from the point of origin to the point of consumption.

Stockouts

Occur when an item is not in stock and unavailable for sale at the moment, potentially causing lost sales and customer dissatisfaction.

New-Product Development

The process of designing, creating, and bringing a new product or service to the market.

Cross-Docking

A logistics procedure where products received at a warehouse or distribution center are not stored but instead directly transferred from one truck to another, minimizing storage time and costs.