A Drawback of the Biological Species Concept Is That It

question 38

Multiple Choice

A drawback of the biological species concept is that it CANNOT be applied to:

• A)populations of a single species living in different places.
• B)plants, which do not physically come in contact with each other when transferring gametes the way that animals do.
• C)highly polymorphic species.
• D)extinct and asexual organisms.
• E)All of these choices are correct.

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