If speciation occurred because of changes in chromosome counts between the original parents and the offspring, would this be an example of speciation by natural selection?
A. Yes, because all speciation events involve
natural selection.
B. Yes, because there is genetic variation
present due to differences in chromosome
numbers.
C. Yes, because natural selection is involved
whenever there is a difference in the genome
size between the parents (species 1) and the
offspring (species 2).
D. No, speciation occurred, but natural
selection was not involved.
E. No, natural selection can only act on
populations, not on individuals.
D
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