A species is defined as:
A) organisms that live together.
B) organisms that live in the same area at the same time.
C) a group of similar organisms whose members freely interbreed with one another.
D) all of the organisms that live together in an area, plus the physical environment that they live in.
E) all organisms at a given trophic level within a particular community.

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A species is defined as a group of similar organisms that can freely interbreed with each other to produce fertile offspring. This is known as the biological species concept. Choices A, B, D, and E describe different levels of biological organization, but do not accurately define a species.

A Species Is Defined As