Question

What is sympatric speciation?​

Answer 1

Sympatric speciation is the evolution of a new species from a surviving ancestral species while both continue to inhabit the same geographic region.

Answer 2

sʏᴍᴘᴀᴛʀɪᴄ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʀᴇғᴇʀs ᴛᴏ ᴀ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇss ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛᴡᴏ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘs ᴏғ ɪᴅᴇɴᴛɪᴄᴀʟ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴇs ʟɪᴠᴇᴅ ɪɴ ɪᴅᴇɴᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ɢᴇᴏɢʀᴀᴘʜɪᴄᴀʟ ᴀʀᴇᴀs, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴇᴠᴏʟᴠᴇ ɪɴ sᴜᴄʜ ᴀ ᴡᴀʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ɪɴᴛᴇʀʙʀᴇᴇᴅ. ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴇs. ɪᴛ ɪs ᴀʟsᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀsᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴇxᴘʟᴀɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴏʀ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴄᴇsᴛʀᴀʟ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴇs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ɢᴇᴏɢʀᴀᴘʜɪᴄ ᴀʀᴇᴀ. ᴀʟᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜɪs ᴛʏᴘᴇ ᴏғ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ sᴇᴇɴ ɪɴ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪsᴍs sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs ᴀᴘᴘʟᴇ ᴍᴀɢɢᴏᴛ ғʟʏ, ʙᴀᴄᴛᴇʀɪᴀ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴄɪᴄʜʟɪᴅ ғɪsʜ ɪᴛ ɪs ʜᴀʀᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴇʟʟ ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪᴛ ᴏᴄᴄᴜʀs ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟʟʏ.