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how is a species defined according to the biological species concept? click or tap a choice to answer the question. a species is a population that shares a set of physical characteristics. a species is a population that can interbreed to produce fertile offspring. a species is a population that shares a certain percentage of dna similarity. a species is a population that has similar ecological roles.
The biological species concept defines a species as a group of organisms (a population) that can interbreed with one another in nature to produce viable, fertile offspring. The other options: sharing physical characteristics is more related to the morphological species concept, DNA similarity is not the core of the biological species concept, and similar ecological roles relates to the ecological species concept.
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A species is a population that can interbreed to produce fertile offspring.