Question

The Panama Canal was completed in 1914, and its depth is about fifty feet. After 1914, snapping shrimp species from which habitats should be most likely to form hybrids as the result of the canal?

1) A5 and B5
2) A3 and B3
3) A1 and B1
4) A1-A3 and B1-B3 have equal likelihoods of harboring snapping shrimp species that can hybridize

Answer 1

The habitats closest in proximity and similarity, like A1 and B1 or A3 and B3, would most likely see the formation of hybrids among snapping shrimp species due to the easier and more frequent encounters facilitated by the Panama Canal.The correct option is D.

Step-by-step explanation:

The completion of the Panama Canal in 1914 created a link between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, facilitating the movement of aquatic species between these two bodies of water. The question about snapping shrimp species forming hybrids due to the canal suggests that habitats that are geographically close and similar would have a higher chance of hybridization. Habits that are labeled with closer numbers, such as A1 and B1 or A3 and B3, would more likely experience the formation of hybrids as the shrimp species from these habitats are expected to encounter one another frequently due to the movement of ships through the canal. In contrast, habitats that are geographically further apart or more diverse (e.g., A5 and B5) would have a reduced chance of species mixing and hybridization.