Dandelions, Taraxacum officinale, are plants that produce fruitlike propagules that are actually produced asexually. Sexual reproduction is very rare in this organism. Which species concept would be least useful in defining dandelions as a species?

A. Phylogenetic species concept.
B. Biological species concept.
C. Evolutionary species concept.
D. Ecological species concept.
E. Both the evolutionary and ecological species concepts.


B. Biological species concept.

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A. The plant size at the end of the growing season B. The tomato yield at the end of the growing season C. The temperature D. The fertilizer amount

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A) nosocomial infection B) zoonosis C) vector infection D) mudurane

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The dark shadings in the above map show the distribution of ________ across the world

A) primary economic activities B) secondary economic activities C) tertiary economic activities D) localization economies E) backwash effects

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An example of an integrator in maintaining homeostasis is the ________ .

a. glands b. brain c. skin d. muscles e. ears

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