Which of the following statements is false? Hybrids are typically poorly suited to their environments compared to their two parent species. A biological species is considered to be a group of individuals that can potentially mate among themselves in nature, but not with members of other groups. By morphological definition, a species is a group of individuals that look different and distinct from others. Different varieties of dogs all belong to just one species and are able to interbreed.
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