How Did the Morphology of the Lake Apoyo Cichlids Help

question 23

Multiple Choice

How did the morphology of the Lake Apoyo cichlids help scientists understand the sympatric speciation process in this lake?

• A) Body type morphology was indicative of fish that typically live at the bottom of the lake (limnetic) and near the upper surface (benthic), separating the two species.
• B) Body type morphology was indicative of fish that typically live at the bottom of the lake (benthic form) and near the upper surface (limnetic), separating the two species.
• C) Body coloration was indicative of fish that live at the bottom of the lake (limnetic) and near the upper surface (benthic), separating the two species.
• D) Body coloration was indicative of fish that live at the bottom of the lake (benthic) and near the upper surface (limnetic), separating the two species.

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