Using the Biological Species Concept as a Method of Defining

question 13

Multiple Choice

Using the biological species concept as a method of defining a species is NOT useful for

• A) species whose ranges overlap.
• B) species that cannot produce hybrids.
• C) organisms known only from fossils.
• D) organisms that reproduce sexually.

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