Question

List any four factors which could lead to the formation of new species.

Answer 1

The factors which can lead to the formation of a new species are natural selection, gene flow, reproductive isolation, and geographical isolation etc.

1) By natural selection, the organisms better adapted to their environment and produce more offsprings.

2) Gene flow is the transfer of genetic variation from one population to another.

3) Reproductive isolation is meant by the inability of a species to breed Successful with related species.

4) Geographic isolation refers to the separation from genetic material exchange among the organisms of the same species.