The Evolutionary Species Concept Defines a Species as

question 13

Multiple Choice

The evolutionary species concept defines a species as

• A) a group of populations that have a shared past and will have a shared future on a phylogenetic tree.
• B) phenotypically similar individuals or populations.
• C) groups of actually or potentially interbreeding populations that are reproductively isolated from other such groups.
• D) the smallest monophyletic group distinguished by a shared derived character.

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Definitions:

Nitrous Oxide

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Climate Models

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