15) State which species concept was used to designate these species. a) butterfl
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15) State which species concept was used to designate these species.a) butterflies are separated into 6 different species based strictly on the shape and coloration of their wings
b) Hummingbirds are separated into 2 different species based on which of the two plants (monkey flower or hibiscus) from which they obtain nectar.
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c) Sage plants are separated into 2 different species based which individuals can successfully reproduce with each other, and which individuals can not successfully reproduce.
Explanation / Answer
a. The Morphospecies Concept: where species are described and identified on the basis of morphological criteria b. The Ecological Species Concept: a concept of species in which a species is a set of organisms adapted to a particular set of resources, called a niche, in the environment. According to this concept, populations form the discrete phenetic clusters that we recognize as species because the ecological and evolutionary processes controlling how resources are divided up tend to produce those clusters. c. The Biological Species Concept: species are defined by reproductive isolation.
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