The diagram above suggests that A. the Earth has changed over geologic time. B. geologic eras occur in repeating cycles. C. geologic time periods occur in repeating cycles. D. the Earth has not changed over geologic time.

Which of the following factors would not contribute to allopatric speciation? a) a population becomes geographically isolated from the parent population.b) the separated population is small, and genetic drift occurs.c) the isolated population is exposed to different selection pressures than the ancestral population.d) different mutations begin to distinguish the gene pools of the separated populations.e) gene flow between the two populations is extensive.