Dear Sarah,
 
I'm afraid you are a bit wrong.
I don't know for sure, but I have never heard of Eubacteria mating and
producing offspring.
Furthermore, Tom Eichhorst wrote about two different species of snakes
(even in different genera)  who produced fertile offspring.
And what about self fertilising plants (Taraxum officinale e.g.).
There are also some fresh water snails where males are extremely rare: less
then one per 10,000. Poor guy if that one was to fertilise al those
females.
 
Gijs
 
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> Van: Sarah R. Watson <[log in to unmask]>
> Aan: [log in to unmask]
> Onderwerp: Re: Species
> Datum: zondag 25 oktober 1998 3:33
>
>     The concept of Species is the same throughout the entire natural
world
> whether it is Eubacteria, Fungi or Animalia.
>     First the latin meaning of the word Species translates to "Kind"  or
> "Apperance".
>  A species is defined as a population or a group of populations whom
exhibit
> similar characteristics,and interbreed with each other, producing
> viable,fertile offspring.  The key word is Fertile!
>  Some basic Definitions;
>  Population.... A number of individuals of the same species that occupy
the
> same area.
>  Organism.... any living thing
>  Living thing.... Anything that displays order and does work etc......
>  Work.... Ability to transfer or convert energy (following first law of
> thermodynamics )
>  First Law of thermodynamics.... Energy can not be created nor
destroyed..
> only transferred of converted
>
> I'll bet that was more than you needed to hear
>
> Sarah Watson