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Q: Which term refers to a species that no longer has any living members?
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What of these refers to all members of a species that breed and live in one area?

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What part of speech is symbiosis?

Symbiosis is a noun. It refers to a relationship between living organisms of different species. The noun symbiote refers to an organism involved in a symbiotic relationship.


Extinct means that something is no longer----------and endangered species refers to animals or plants which may?

1. Alive 2. become extinct if suitable action to protect the species is not taken


What does the term living fossil mean?

A living fossil generally refers to a living organism, animal or plant, whose species has been around long enough on the planet to be part of the fossil record. Most fossilized species are extinct, but there are a few which are either still in existence, or have descendents which closely resemble them.


What term refers to the behavior of two species attempting to use the same living space and food source and water source?

Co-habitation


What are all the members that live in a particular species that live in one area called?

Individuals of a species that live in an area are called population.


What hominid species still exists today?

The only surviving hominid species today is Homo sapiens, which includes modern humans. Other hominid species, such as Neanderthals and Denisovans, are known to have existed in the past but are now extinct.


When did homo sapiens die out as a species?

Fortunately, homo sapiens have not died out. That is because we ourselves are homo sapiens ("homo sapien" refers to the genus and species of humans-genus and species are simply terms used in "Taxonomy", that is, the classification of living things.)


What is the difference between extinction and species endangerment?

Extinction refers to complete eradication of a species such as the Warrah or Dinosaurs (things that no longer exist), whereas an endangered species is merely under threat of eventual extinction, but is not there yet, like a panda or a California Condor.


What terms refers to one or more populations whose members are capable of interbreeding?

If animals can breed and produce a viable (fertile) offspring they are termed a "species". Often two closely related species can inter-breed and produce an offspring that will be a non-viable (sterile) hybrid. An example of the later would be the cross-breeding of a horse with a donkey.This cross produces a "Mule", which is sterile & unable to reproduce.


What does the term fossil mean?

A living fossil generally refers to a living organism, animal or plant, whose species has been around long enough on the planet to be part of the fossil record. Most fossilized species are extinct, but there are a few which are either still in existence, or have descendents which closely resemble them.


Which of these is not used to describe a population?

A single individual is not used to describe a population. A population refers to a group of individuals of the same species living in a particular area.