The condition in which there are barriers to successful interbreeding between individuals of different species in the same community is referred to as

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The question asks for the term describing barriers to successful interbreeding between individuals of different species within the same community. 
Option 1: geographic isolation. This refers to physical separation of populations by distance or barriers like mountains or rivers, which can lead to speciation over time, but it is a form of isolation that occurs due to spatial separation rather than barriers to interbreeding between species in the same locale. It does not by itself describe interspecific reproductive barriers. 
Option 2: latent variations. This term is not a standard concept in biology related to speciation or reproductive barriers; it lacks a clear definition in evolutionary biology and therefore is not accurate here. 
Option 3: structural differences. While structural (mimicking or mechanical) differences can contribute to reproductive incompatibility, this phrase is vague and not the widely used term for barriers to interbreeding between species. It partially touches on the idea but does not capture the formal concept of barriers that prevent gene flow between species. 
Option 4: sterility. Sterility, such as hybrids that cannot reproduce, is one kind of postzygotic barrier, but by itself it does not cover all barriers that prevent interbreeding between species in a community. It is a specific outcome rather than the broad term for interspecific reproductive barriers. 
Option 5: reproductive isolation. This is the standard umbrella term for barriers that prevent interbreeding between species, including prezygotic barriers (habitat, temporal, behavioral, mechanical, gametic isolation) and postzygotic barriers (hybrid inviability, sterility). It directly describes the concept in question and fits the prompt precisely. 
Thus, option 5 is the most accurate descriptor for barriers to successful interbreeding between different species in the same community, whereas the other options either describe related but distinct ideas or are vague/inaccurate in this context.

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