Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
14th Edition
ISBN: 9781305073951
Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 17, Problem 8SQ
Which of the following is not part of how we define a species?
- a. Its individuals appear different from other species.
- b. It is reproductively isolated from other species.
- c. Its, populations can interbreed.
- d. Fertile offspring are produced.
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