A Disadvantage of the Morphospecies Concept is ________

Question

A disadvantage of the morphospecies concept is ________.
A) it can be difficult to apply to organisms with small, difficult to distinguish features
B) species definitions may become arbitrary if the concept is not applied carefully
C) species definitions applied by different researchers may not be comparable
D) All of these are potential problems with this species concept.

Accepted Answer

All of the options listed are disadvantages of the morphospecies concept. It can be challenging to apply to organisms with small, difficult to distinguish features, and species definitions may become arbitrary if not applied carefully. Additionally, species definitions applied by different researchers may not be comparable because they may use different morphological features to identify species.