While Studying Colorful Spiders on the Hawaiian Islands of Oahu

question 167

Multiple Choice

While studying colorful spiders on the Hawaiian islands of Oahu, Molokai, Maui, and Hawaii, you discover that populations on these four islands have the same anatomical features but a variety of different patterns on their abdomens.You also discover that they share reproductive behaviors and can freely mate with one another, producing viable offspring.Given this information, which conclusion about these spiders has the best support?

• A) They are cryptic species.
• B) They are reproductively isolated.
• C) They are different species, according to the lineage species concept.
• D) They are the same species, according to the biological species concept.
• E) They are the same species, based on the morphological species concept.

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