Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Evolution and Natural Selection ~ Misconception ENM068

The only thing required for two groups of organisms to become different species is reproductive isolation. The groups do not need to experience different environments. (AAAS Project 2061, n.d.)

Items that test for misconception ENM068 in this project (Evolution) and key idea (New species can arise when barriers…)
Item ID Number	Item Description	How Often the Misconception was Chosen	Select This Item for My Item Bank
SP005003	For two populations of the same species to become two different species, the populations must be separated so that they cannot reproduce with each other, and they have to experience different environmental conditions.	14%