Question

Most acceptable concept of species
(a) Static concept
(b) Biological concept
(c) Typological concept
(d) Genetic concept

Answer 1

Hint: The idea of evolution of species proposed by Buffon in his book Natural history is the foundation for the most acceptable concept of species.

Complete answer:
The basic unit of classification is species which is used by Linnaeus in his book Systema Naturae. The dynamic nature of species or the biological concept of species became more popular after the publication of the book “The origin of species”. It was published by Charles darwin. It is one of the most accepted concepts of species.

Additional Information: - The term species was the first time used by John Ray in his book “Historia Generalis Plantarum”. They are the basic unit of classification.
- Similar group of organisms sharing a common gene pool and interbreeding freely, producing fertile offspring are placed in a category called species
- Linnaeus in his book Systema Naturae considered species as a basic unit of classification.
- Buffon in his book Natural history, proposed the idea of the evolution of species. It is the foundation of the biological concept of evolution. It explains that a species is an interbreeding group of similar individuals sharing the common gene pool and producing fertile offspring.
- This biological concept of the evolution of species is most widely used.
So, the correct answer is ‘biological concept’

Note: The group of individuals who are reproductively isolated from the other species individuals, the organisms which share the same ecological niche, showing the same karyotype, having similar structure, and functional characteristics are considered as species.
Example: Apis indica, Apis dorsata, Apis mellifera, and Apis florea are different species belonging to the same genus.