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No it is not true.....The offspring of a horse and a donkey is a mule

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Which must be true for two organisms to be considered the same species?

They must be of the same. ---- # Kingdom # Phylum# Class # Order # Family # Genus and obviously, Species. ---- They have to be in all of the same categories listed, or else they are not of the same species.


What is a group of related organisms having common characteristics and capable of interbreeding?

That is called a species. A species is a group of living organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. Members of a species typically share similar physical, genetic, and behavioral characteristics.


What does the scientific term species mean?

A species is a group of organisms that are capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. They share common characteristics and are distinct from other groups of organisms. The concept of a species is fundamental in biology for classifying and studying the diversity of life on Earth.


How can you determine if 2 organisms are in the same species?

If two organisms are able to mate and produce fertile offspring, then they are of the same species.Horses and donkeys are two different species because if they mate, they produce a mule which is sterile (not fertile). This shows horses and donkeys are of different species.


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.

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Do organisms have to be the the same species in order to breed and produce offspring?

No, organisms of different species can breed and produce offspring. Donkeys and horses can breed and produce mules but mules cannot produce offspring.


Can Organisms be from the same species in order to breed and produce offspring?

no


What group of organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring?

A group of organisms that can mate and produce offspring which can themselves mate is called a species.


What is a population of organisms that an breed with each other and produce fertile offspring?

A species.


Why can members of a species breed and produce fertile offspring?

They produce offspring so that organisms species doesn't become extinct!


What organism can breed and produce fertile offspring?

Organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring belong to the same species. For example, two dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) can mate and produce puppies that are also capable of reproducing. This ability to produce fertile offspring is a key criterion in defining species, as it reflects genetic compatibility and reproductive isolation from other species.


A group of organisms that can breed together?

A population of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring is referred to as a species. Members of a species share similar characteristics and genetic traits that allow them to reproduce with one another. Interbreeding between organisms of different species typically results in sterile or inviable offspring.


Can a cat and human breed?

They are different species. Feline and a canine animals can not mate, and produce offspring.


Members of the same species will be expected to?

Members of the same species can breed and produce viable offspring that will, when mated with others of the same species, also produce viable offspring.


Do organisms need to be the same specie to breed nd produce its offspring?

Yes


What is a group of similar organisms in a genus that can reproduce more of their own kind?

This might be thought of as a species if the group indicated was large enough to include all of the potential members that can breed and produce viable fertile offspring. This would mean that animals which can breed and produce infertile offspring such as horses and donkeys which can mate and produce offspring are not of the same species. This situation would be within the bounds of the question. When a group which is of one species but is of limited such a limited population that the only can breed with a small number of individuals and produce a fertile offspring it would be described as a bottlenecked population. This can lead to severe genetic drift in that population.


What species are?

Species is a group of living things that are so closely related that they can breed with one another and produce offspring that can breed as well.