You are confronted with a box of preserved grasshoppers of various species that are new to science and have not been described.
Your summer job is to separate them into species. There is no accompanying information as to where or when they were collected. Which species concept will you have to use?
Answer: The answer is Morphological Species Concept
Explanation:
Species concept includes defining the differences between two or more species, especially similar species.
Morphological Species Concept is also known as Typical Species Concept, it includes defining these differences in species using their morphological attributes such as difference in shapes of their bodies, form, structure, colors, what they look like in the inside.
The Morphological Species Concept takes into account the Anatomical features or structures and not the genetic makeup or DNA of the species.
The Morphological Species Concept is also known as Typical Species Concept, it includes defining these differences in species using their morphological attributes such as difference in shapes of their bodies, form, structure, colors, what they look like in the inside. It takes into account the Anatomical features or structures and not the genetic makeup or DNA of the species.
The term used to describe a harmless organism resembling a harmful one is batesian mimicry. Cryptic coloration or camouflage makes prey difficult to spot, while aposematic coloration is a type of coloration exhibited by animals with effective chemical defenses. Mullerian mimicry is a type of mimicry in which two or more unedible species resemble each other.
