What Is an Advantage That a Lineage Species Concept Has

question 69

Multiple Choice

What is an advantage that a lineage species concept has over the biological species concept?

• A) Only a lineage species concept can be applied to cryptic species.
• B) The biological species concept cannot be applied to sexually dimorphic species.
• C) A lineage species concept can be applied to fossil specimens that span a large evolutionary time scale.
• D) The biological species concept is difficult to apply when changing environmental conditions affect morphology.
• E) The biological species concept emphasizes reproductive isolation,a property that is irrelevant to maintaining the morphological distinctiveness of most species.

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