Factors of Speciation

Trevor Knight

What is Speciation?Speciation is the development and separation of

populations into new and differing populations.

It is a process of evolution

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What Determines a SpeciesGenetic isolation: Enough mutations have

occurred within different populations that when the two types interbreed the offspring in non-viable or infertile.

An example of this would be,

What Determines a SpeciesGeological Isolation: Populations are

inaccessible from each other with no way to interact naturally.

What Determines a SpeciesBehavioral Isolation: Different populations

gain traits or behavioral characteristics that differ from each other.

Let’s Test Evolutionhttp://science.discovery.com/interactives/literacy/darwin/da

rwin.html