You are a parasitologist interested in roundworms affecting frogs. You note that when two populations of frogs were separated long enough ago for them to speciate, their roundworms have also speciated. What is this process called?
A)allopatric speciation
B)co-speciation
C)dispersal
D)natural selection

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This process is called co-speciation, where two closely associated species undergo speciation in parallel with one another due to their close association. In this case, the speciation of roundworms in the separated frog populations is a result of co-speciation.

You Are a Parasitologist Interested in Roundworms Affecting Frogs