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Biodiversity and populations — Question 14

QCAA 2025, Paper 1 · 1 mark

Q14 · 2025 · Paper 1Unclassified1 mark

QUESTION 14

Which species concept is based on common ancestry?

(A) biological

(B) ecological

(C) phylogenetic

(D) morphological

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