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A true species consists of a population ...

A true species consists of a population which is

A

sharing the same niche

B

interbreeding

C

feeding over the same food

D

geographically isolated.

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B
As per the definition given by Ernst Mayr in 1964 : ''A species is a group of actually or potentially inbreeding populations that are reproductively isolated from other such groups.'' A species amy have subgroups, called subspecies or varieties, showing certain distinct features of their own.
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