A pair of insect species inhabits the same community, but one lives on goldenrod plants and the other on autumn daisies and rarely leave their preferred type of plant. This is an example of ________ isolation, which is a ________ barrier to gene flow

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Habitat isolation is a form of prezygotic barrier where two species live in the same area but encounter each other rarely, or not at all, because they occupy different habitats. This prevents them from mating and producing offspring.

A Pair of Insect Species Inhabits the Same Community, but One