A black bear population being fragmented into separate smaller populations by a newly constructed road and the smaller populations prevented from interacting is an example of
A) behavioral isolation.
B) temporal isolation.
C) ecological isolation.
D) mechanical isolation.
E) genetic isolation.

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Ecological isolation occurs when species are prevented from interacting due to differences in their habitats, such as in this case where the black bear population is fragmented by a road. Behavioral isolation, temporal isolation, mechanical isolation, and genetic isolation are all different mechanisms of reproductive isolation.

A Black Bear Population Being Fragmented into Separate Smaller Populations