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Question #1

According to the biological species concept, the phrase "viable offspring" refers to

A. offspring that are alive.

B. offspring that survive to adulthood.

C. only female offspring.

D. living offspring that are capable of reproduction.

Question #2

When classifying paleospecies, anthropologists use

A. physical traits.

B. location, time period, and physical traits.

C. geographic distribution.

D. ability to reproduce.

Question #3

Beetles and hummingbirds have wings, but these organisms are not related to each other. The fact that they both have wings is an example of

A. a shared derived trait.

B. an ancestral trait.

C. a unique derived trait.

D. an analogy.