Answers (1) Jewels Vern. Energy is sometimes defined as capacity to do work. But work is defined as disordering energy. So energy is capacity to do disordering energy. That is a circular definition. Energy is not a physical unit. It is a philosophical concept and an accounting technique used to analyze mechanical and chemical exchanges. In nuclear physics it is defined as a wavelength of light, in biology it is a synonym for metabolism, and in public utilities they say energy when they mean connectivity. Anybody who uses the word in any other context does not know what he is talking about.
T he term species is defined as a group of organisms which interbreeds under natural circumstances, producing viable, fertile offspring, and which is reproductively isolated from other groups.This definition is known as the Biological Species Concept.hapter 4: Speciation and Phylogeny What is a species? The term species is defined as a group of organisms which interbreeds under natural circumstances, producing viable, fertile offspring, and which is reproductively isolated from other groups.
A group of organisms having many characteristics in common and ranking below a genus. Organisms that reproduce sexually and belong to the same species interbreed and produce fertile offspring.See Table at taxonomy. a group of individuals of common parentage; a sort, kind, or variety.. pl. species. 1. Biology A group of closely related organisms that are very similar to each other and are usually capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring.