According to the current definition of a species, which of the following is an example of a species?

Select one:

a. two rehesus monkeys with slightly different physical features mate to produce fertile offspring.

b. in a population of frogs, one type of frog mates in early April while the other mates in late June

c. a coyote and wolf housed together in a zoo pen

d. a donkey and a horse mate to produce a mule that is sterile and is unable to produce babies

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Biology

Alyson Marshall

15 March, 08:32

According to the current definition of a species, which of the following is an example of a species?

Select one:

a. two rehesus monkeys with slightly different physical features mate to produce fertile offspring.

b. in a population of frogs, one type of frog mates in early April while the other mates in late June

c. a coyote and wolf housed together in a zoo pen

d. a donkey and a horse mate to produce a mule that is sterile and is unable to produce babies

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Carlos Valencia · Answer 1

Option D.

Example of a species is a donkey and a horse mate to produce a mule that is sterile and is unable to produce babies.

Explanation:

Species is the group of organisms that interbreed or have the potential of interbreeding in nature. Even if they look very different in appearance but interbreed then simply they are species. The organism that reproduce asexually cannot be mentioned under species. Some animals form naturally hybrid and mostly mate with their own groups. So donkey and horse mates to produce a new living, which is considered as the species.