A species is defined as a group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring. Therefore, a species is a breeding group rather than just a composite of individuals with similar traits, a group of highly specialized organisms, a group of individuals in the same geographic location, or a population occupying an abiotic niche.

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A 'species' is a:

A) composite of individuals with closely similar traits.
B) breeding group.
C) group of highly specialized individual organisms.
D) group of individuals in the same geographic location.
E) population that occupies an abiotic niche.

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