An Evolutionary Biologist Makes Decisions About Whether to Consider Three

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Multiple Choice

An evolutionary biologist makes decisions about whether to consider three different populations of copepods as separate species based on observations of the individuals with which these copepods will mate.All combinations of these populations are able to mate with one another, but none of the combinations produce viable offspring.This biologist is most likely employing the _______ species concept, and based on the application of this species concept to these results, there are most likely _______ species of copepods present.

• A) morphological; two
• B) biological; three
• C) lineage; four
• D) morphological; five
• E) lineage; six

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