There is an island in the middle of a large river that houses a large population of ants. Damming of the river causes the island to flood and only the highest points of the island are now above water. The ants cannot swim, so are now in multiple isolated populations. Which of the following best describes this event?A. isolation by dispersalB. isolation by vicarianceC. a form of sympatric speciationD. only a rare development of polyploidy could lead to speciation in this caseE. speciation will not occur in this case because of gene flow

B. isolation by vicariance

Explanation:

Vicariance is one of the biological processes that cause the isolation of a population of a species by a geographical barrier. These geographical barriers such as river, valley, causes physical physical isolation of organisms. Over time, these subpopulations of the ants that are separated by flood, undergo speciation to form new species.

spiders belong to a group of arachnids.

arachnids have the following traits :

they have two body parts.

they have eight legs unlike insects which have 6 legs.

they have no wings.

these traits distinguish them from insects.

the information that antonio is doubting us the statement that spiders differences are as a result of being first to evolve.

this is because the evolution of one species is independent of the other species.