The apple maggot's natural host plant is the hawthorne; however, over the past 150 years, new populations were found

that feed on apples and cherries. This is an example of ____ speciation via the development of ____.



a. sympatric; allopolyploidy
b. allopatric; host races
c. sympatric; host races
d. allopatric; autopolyploidy
e. sympatric; autopolyploidy


ANSWER: c

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