Which of these is a situation that would not result in speciation?Group of answer choicesTwo groups of rabbits compete for the same food source and can interbreed and produce fertile offspring.One type of cricket prefers sandy soil, and another type prefers grassy areas.One group of salamanders migrates along the coast, and another group migrates along a mountain range.Two groups of squirrels are separated by a river.
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Which of these is a situation that would not result in speciation?Group of answer choicesTwo groups of rabbits compete for the same food source and can interbreed and produce fertile offspring.One type of cricket prefers sandy soil, and another type prefers grassy areas.One group of salamanders migrates along the coast, and another group migrates along a mountain range.Two groups of squirrels are separated by a river.
Solution
The situation that would not result in speciation is "Two groups of rabbits compete for the same food source and can interbreed and produce fertile offspring."
Speciation is the process by which new species form. It usually occurs when groups within a species become reproductively isolated and diverge. In the case of the rabbits, they are not reproductively isolated. They can still interbreed and produce fertile offspring, meaning they are still the same species. The competition for the same food source may lead to some adaptation or evolution within the species, but it would not lead to the formation of a new species.
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