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The Concept of a Species.
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Classification The Concept of a Species. Definition: Species (Collins Dictionary): Said "spee-sheez" NOUN a class of plants or animals whose members have the same characteristics and are able to breed with each other. There is no simple definition for a 'species'. The recently founded idea that species may 'evolve' gradually over time has changed the concept of a species. Before the idea of evolution, it was believed by almost everyone that a God created all species individually, and that they were fixed and unchanging. But later, much evidence such as the fossil record and extensive studies on the adaptations of certain creatures found by scientists, including Charles Darwin, led more and more people to believe that species have evolved very gradually over long periods of time. And because of this, the concept of a species has been modified. Ernst Mayr, one of the founders of modern evolutionary philosophy and theories...
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