Reproductive isolation means that
A) species A must be geographically isolated from species B.
B) species A actually interbreeds with species B.
C) species A and species B can no longer successfully exchange genes.
D) species B potentially interbreeds with species A.
E) an organism is sterile.

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Reproductive isolation refers to the fact that members of different species cannot interbreed or produce viable offspring. This means that species A and species B can no longer successfully exchange genes, as they have become reproductively isolated. The other answer choices may be factors that contribute to reproductive isolation but they do not define it.

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