Recently, a Museum Scientist Discovered a Case of Preserved Grasshoppers

question 10

Multiple Choice

Recently, a museum scientist discovered a case of preserved grasshoppers that do not resemble any named species. No information about when and where the specimens were collected is available. Which of the following species concepts would be most appropriate to use in identifying and naming the new specimens?

• A) biological
• B) genetic
• C) ecological
• D) morphological

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Definitions:

Fault Zone

A zone of faults and associated fracturing.

Continental Rift

A linear zone where the Earth's crust and lithosphere are being pulled apart and is the site of potential volcanic activity and new oceanic crust formation.

Contact Metamorphism

A process where rocks are altered due to heat and chemical fluids from nearby magma.

Normal Faults

Fractures in the Earth's crust where rock layers have moved vertically relative to each other due to extensional forces.