What are the shortcomings of the typological definition of species?

What will be an ideal response?


The typological method is based on morphological similarity between an unknown specimen and a known type specimen. This definition does not take into account diversity within any given population of organisms, nor does it account for sexual dimorphism or differences in appearance between adults and juveniles.

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Protein A has a strong affinity for

A) antigen. B) blood. C) protein. D) antibody.

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Which is true concerning cell division?

A. During meiosis I, sister chromatids pair up and then are separated. B. During crossing over, an allele for brown eyes may be switched with an allele for brown hair. C. An asexually reproducing organism needs mitosis to produce a genetically diverse set of daughter cells in order to maintain genetic diversity. D. When comparing the parent and daughter cells, meiosis differs in both the ploidy level and ploidy number, whereas mitosis differs in neither.

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Which of the following may be parasitic with humans?

A) Slime mold B) Amoeba C) Diatom D) Apicomplexan E) Dinoflagellate

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The formation of ADP from ATP can be defined as a hydrolytic reaction

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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