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Why the biological species concept cannot be used to identify fossil organisms?
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∙ 11y ago
Some organisms have no bones to leave behind. Even so, the conditions have to be perfect for a fossil to be formed: they have to die in a riverbed; no other animals can damage the bones; sedimants have to slowly build up without the bones being moved ; and finally they have to be discovered by a person.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 11y agoA biological species is a group of interbreeding or potentially interbreeding organisms that can produce viable offspring and since fossils can no longer mate, the biological species concept can't be used.
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∙ 13y agoNo way to know if the fossils in question could interbreed according to the biological species concept.
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What species concept defines a species as a group of organisms that are able to reproduce successfully in the wild?
Able to interbreed in the wild would be the biologicalspecies concept.
What are organisms that only mate with their own kind called?
A biological species I would think.
Why did biologists use classification?
in biology classification is a method to group and categorize organisms by biological type, such as genus or species. Biological classification is part of scientific taxonomy.
What is a collection of organism whose members interact with one another?
The collections of interbreeding organisms are called species. Species are capable of reproducing on their own and is often known as largest organisms.
What is the current system for classifying organisms called?
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species
What can two organisms not do according to the biological species concept?
According to the biological species concept, two organisms are of different species if they do not do which of these
Is the biological species concept is useful only for extinct organisms?
No, biological species concept is NOT useful for extinct organisms at all, nor organisms that reproduce asexually; it is only useful for organisms that produce sexually.
The biological species concept assumes that organisms regularly?
evolve
What are the differences between the morphological species concept biological species concept and phylogenetic species concept?
The morphological species concept differentiates species by their physical traits, basically. The biological species concept defines a species as generally organisms that breed with others of the same species; rather a genetic isolation concept. The phylogenetic concept is based on evolutionary relationships and is the concept used by cladists.
What is the principle that defines a species as a group of organisms whose members can interbreed to produce offspring?
biological species concept
Comparision of mhoperlogical And biological species concept?
Comparision of mhoperlogical And biological species concept
What scientist mean by the biological concept?
Organisms are the same species if the have the potential, or actually interbreed one with another. Does not apply to all organisms. Bacteria being an example of this. Is not as strong a concept as once it was as it did not adequately address hybridization.
How is species defined as the biological species concept?
Organisms are the same species if the have the potential, or actually interbreed one with another. Does not apply to all organisms. Bacteria being an example of this. Is not as strong a concept as once it was as it did not adequately address hybridization.
An individual organism?
Species (under the Biological Species Concept).
A group of similar organisms that can reproduce?
A biological species.
What are the 5 species concepts?
Biological species concept, phenetic species concept, reproductive competition species concept, evolutionary species concept, and the recognition species concept.
Which of the various species concepts identifies species based on the degree of genetic exchange between their gene pools?
Biological species concept :)
