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What is the best reason for considering N. sylvestris and N. tobacum to be separate species?

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They are physiologically distinct

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They are morphologically distinct

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They cannot interbreed in nature

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They are reproductively distinct

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The correct option is C They cannot interbreed in nature
Biological concept of species says only the members of a species can breed freely in nature to produce fertile offsprings. The plant tobacco (Nicotiana) has two different species, N. sylvestris and N. tobacum. These two species cannot reproduce freely.

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Q. Assertion :Species are groups of potentially interbreeding natural populations that are isolated from other such groups. Reason: Reproductive isolation brings about distinctive morphological characters.

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Reason: Distinctive morphological characters are displayed due to reproductive isolation.

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