Asked by crystal

A population of chimpanzees was separated when the forest that they lived in had a section cut down and a town was built. After a long period of time, the chimpanzees came back into contact but were incapable of breeding. Which of the following best describes the process that occurred?
adaptation
speciation
convergent selection
stabilizing selection

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Speciation — specifically allopatric speciation. Geographic isolation led to reproductive isolation, so the separated groups evolved into distinct species.