Asked by Juanita Neloms on Jun 08, 2024
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The evolutionary species concept states that for a population to be declared a separate species, it must:
A) not interbreed with any other population.
B) have diverged significantly from other populations.
C) occupy a different niche than any other population.
D) be morphologically different from any other population.
E) have undergone natural selection sometime in its history.
Evolutionary Species Concept
A definition of species based on evolutionary lineage, where a species is a lineage of populations which maintains its identity from other such lineages and has its own evolutionary tendencies and historical fate.
Natural Selection
The process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.
Morphologically Different
Having distinct form or structure, especially between groups of organisms or parts of the same organism.
- Describe the theory of speciation and the environmental factors that contribute to the development of new species.
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Learning Objectives
- Describe the theory of speciation and the environmental factors that contribute to the development of new species.
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