Asked by MOLINA GUTRIDGE on May 31, 2024

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Temporal and habitat isolation is classified as what type of reproductive barrier?

A) Gametic barriers
B) Prezygotic barriers
C) Postzygotic barriers
D) Homozygotic barriers
E) Heterozygotic barriers

Prezygotic Barriers

Mechanisms that prevent mating or fertilization between species, ensuring reproductive isolation and species divergence.

Postzygotic Barriers

Reproductive isolating mechanisms that occur after fertilization, preventing the development of viable or fertile offspring between different species.

Temporal Isolation

A mechanism of reproductive isolation in which different species breed at different times, preventing them from interbreeding.

  • Absorb information about the plethora of reproductive isolation mechanisms and their attributed meanings.
  • Define the differences between prezygotic and postzygotic barriers and their role in the process of creating new species.
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Zybrea KnightJun 07, 2024
Final Answer :
B
Explanation :
Temporal and habitat isolation prevent species from mating because they either breed at different times or live in different habitats. These are mechanisms that occur before fertilization, making them prezygotic barriers.