SAT Subject Test in Biology › Speciation
What is the main difference between allopatric and sympatric speciation?
Allopatric speciation occurs when species are separated geographically whereas sympatric speciation occurs without geographical separation.
Allopatric speciation occurs when species are separated by the movement of plate tectonics whereas sympatric speciation occurs when species are separated by the formation of a new body of water.
Sympatric speciation occurs when species are separated geographically whereas allopatric speciation occurs without geographical separation.
Sympatric speciation mainly occurred in the past whereas allopatric speciation still occurs today.
There are no large differences between these two forms of speciation.