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Fifteen iguanas survived a hurricane on a raft of uprooted trees. After a month at sea, they colonized an island. They were the first of their species to arrive there. Evolutionary biologists predict that this group of iguanas could become a new species.

a. Please explain why the iguanas would become a new species?

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B. The island iguanas are geographically isolated from the original population.

C. The island iguanas evolve through favorable adaptations and natural selection.

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Answer:

The iguanas would become a new species because they will have to evolve for the new area they are in so they have to adapt to the place they are!

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