When brought together in a zoo, two species are capable of mating and producing fertile offspring. why may they still be considered two distinct species? wild populations of the two species have different geographic distributions. in the wild, members of one species prey upon members of the other species. zoos are artificial environments. the species are normally found in different habitats. the two species look very different?

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Deborah Walker

Biology

7 May, 07:46

When brought together in a zoo, two species are capable of mating and producing fertile offspring. why may they still be considered two distinct species? wild populations of the two species have different geographic distributions. in the wild, members of one species prey upon members of the other species. zoos are artificial environments. the species are normally found in different habitats. the two species look very different?

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The answer is C; Zoos are not a natural environment. The two species would probably not mate in the wild, otherwise, their genes and populations would have merged and the two species would have become one.