QUIZ 1. What is the least effective way of determining that an organism is in a specific species? a. Morphology b. Fossil record c. DNA sequence d. Reproductive status Answer: b. Species are not generally looked at in terms of their fossil record, although some paleontologists use this as a last resort to identify an extinct species. 2. A species concept that is used specifically to define a species that reproduces asexually refers to what type of species? a. Genospecies b. Morphospecies c. Agamospecies d. Biospecies Answer: c. The term agamospecies defines those that can be defined without reference to sexual reproduction because these species reproduce asexually. 3. What term is used by paleontologists to look at species that have changed their morphology over the course of evolution rather than changed into a different species? a. Genospecies b. Quasispecies c. Chronospecies d. Ecospecies
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