BIOL 1202 Chapter : Ch 24
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Group whose members process similar anatomical characteristics and have ability to interbreed. Two organisms that look alike must be the same species. Individuals may look alike but not reproduce and therefore are not the same species. Individuals may look different but can reproduce and therefore are the same species. (see fig 24. 2) The species category can be conceptualized in many ways: or. A population or group of populations whose members have the potential to interbreed in nature. --biological species and produce viable, fertile offspring, but are not able to produce A + b = offspring that work a and b are members of same species. A + c = offspring that don"t work a and c are members of different species. The organisms can produce viable, fertile, offspring; but they cannot produce viable, fertile, offspring with other groups of organisms.
