Question

Which scenario would most likely NOT lead to speciation?

A) A flood washes a few lizards or insects to a new island.

B) Neighboring herds of elk misinterpret each other’s mating behaviors, causing them to fight instead of mate.

C) Varieties of flowering plants produce pollen in different seasons causing them to be unable to pollinate one another.

D) The rock pocket mice with the dark fur gene mutation survive best on the dark lava flows because they are camouflaged from predators, unlike their lighter counterparts.

Answer 1

D. The rock pocket mice with the dark fur gene mutation survive best on the dark lava flows because they are camouflaged from predators, unlike their lighter counterparts.