AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The biological species concept defines a species as a group of individuals living in one or more populations that can potentially interbreed to produce healthy, fertile offspring.

Detailed explanation-2: -A species is often defined as a group of organisms that can reproduce naturally with one another and create fertile offspring.

Detailed explanation-3: -A population is defined as a group of interbreeding individuals of the same species that are living in a given space.

Detailed explanation-4: -Species are groups of actually or potentially interbreeding populations that are reproductively isolated from other such groups (Mayr, 1942). This biological species concept has been prevalent in the evolutionary literature for the last several decades and is emphasized in many college level biology courses.

Detailed explanation-5: -A population is a group of individuals of the same species that live in the same geographic area that interbreed with each other. Many species consist of multiple populations dispersed over a few to many geographic areas.