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What defines a species?


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Species:

  1. A species includes all of the organisms that may interbreed and produce viable offspring that is also capable of reproducing the same kind.
  2. Species are based on their ability to interbreed, not on physical similarities.
  3. For example, all humans belong to one species, but a human and a dog belong to different species.

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