AP BIOLOGY

EVOLUTION

PATTERNS OF EVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
If two organisms are unable to interbreed and produce fertile offspring, they are considered to be
A
the same species
B
different species
C
mutated
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -New species arise through a process called speciation. In speciation, an ancestral species splits into two or more descendant species that are genetically different from one another and can no longer interbreed.

Detailed explanation-2: -Speciation occurs when two groups within the same species become unable to reproduce to form viable fertile offspring. This may involve some kind of physical separation accompanied by genetic divergence.

Detailed explanation-3: -A species is defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring.

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