When gene flow between two populations ceases, the potential for __________ exists.

Which term describes the formation of a new species from an existing species, typically occurring in two phases?

Which of the following scenarios best describes allopatric speciation?

In order for speciation to occur, organisms can no longer interbreed. This is known as:

Under which of the following conditions can we conclude that speciation has occurred in *Uta stansburiana*?

Bird guides once listed the myrtle warbler and Audubon's warbler as distinct species that lived side by side in parts of their ranges. However, recent books show them as eastern and western forms of a single species, the yellow-rumped warbler. Apparently, the myrtle warbler and Audubon's warbler __________.

Imagine that part of a population of South American finches is blown by a storm onto an island far offshore and manages to survive and reproduce there for a period of 10,000 years. After that period, a climate change results in lower sea levels and the reconnection of the island with the mainland. Members of the formerly isolated island finch population can now interact freely with members of the original mainland population. Which of the following observations would, by itself, lead you to conclude unequivocally that the island finch population had evolved into a distinct species, according to the biological species concept?

At which point in the adaptation of a population is it clear that speciation has occurred?

Three species of frogs, Rana pipiens, Rana clamitans, and Rana sylvatica, all mate in the same ponds, but they pair off correctly because they have different calls. This is a specific example of a __________ barrier, called __________.