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What can happen when a community becomes isolated from the rest of its species for many generations?

a) Competition between individuals will decrease.

b)The community will grow more slowly.

c)A new species can form.

d)There would be no effect on the community.

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Answer:

C) A new species can form.

Step-by-step explanation:

This is the concept of genetic drift, where a species being isolated gets an unnatural change in the gene pool, and thus can evolve differently.

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