The diagram represents the splitting of one population into two separate lineages that become more different over time (the distance between the two lines represents the amount of difference between the two lineages). Which of the following scenarios is most likely result in the patterns shown in the diagram?
A) a glacier that retreats northward and allows contact between eastern and western populations
B) an earthquake that pushes debris into the middle of a lake and makes two unconnected lakes
C) erosion of a mountain that separated two closely related populations
D) building of a canal by people to connect two rivers

Question

The diagram represents the splitting of one population into two separate lineages that become more different over time (the distance between the two lines represents the amount of difference between the two lineages). Which of the following scenarios is most likely result in the patterns shown in the diagram? 
A) a glacier that retreats northward and allows contact between eastern and western populations 
B) an earthquake that pushes debris into the middle of a lake and makes two unconnected lakes 
C) erosion of a mountain that separated two closely related populations 
D) building of a canal by people to connect two rivers

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The Answer of The diagram represents the splitting of one population into two separate lineages that become more different over time (the distance between the two lines represents the amount of difference between the two lineages). Which of the following scenarios is most likely result in the patterns shown in the diagram? 
A) a glacier that retreats northward and allows contact between eastern and western populations 
B) an earthquake that pushes debris into the middle of a lake and makes two unconnected lakes 
C) erosion of a mountain that separated two closely related populations 
D) building of a canal by people to connect two rivers

The Diagram Represents the Splitting of One Population into Two