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Sympatric Speciation Scenarios

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Which of the following scenarios best describes sympatric speciation?
A

Mosquitoes inhabiting the London Underground are genetically distinct from and rarely interbreed with above-ground mosquito populations.

B

Eastern gray squirrels inhabiting different geographic regions exhibit distinct coat colors.

C

The Kaibab and Abert squirrel species, which inhabit opposite sides of the Grand Canyon, evolved from a single ancestral species.

D

Resident and transient orca populations inhabit the same region of the Pacific Ocean but do not interbreed.

E

Hummingbirds living in close proximity to a food source are larger than those living farther away.

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