EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -A species is defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing 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 genus (plural genera) is a group of related species.

Detailed explanation-4: -Interbreeding is key to the biological species concept, which defines a species as members of populations that can interbreed with each other to produce viable offspring. (To be considered “viable, ” the offspring must themselves be able to reproduce.)

Detailed explanation-5: -Most people recognize biodiversity by species-a group of individual living organisms that can interbreed. Examples of species include blue whales, white-tailed deer, white pine trees, sunflowers, and microscopic bacteria that can’t even be seen by the naked eye.