alleryStart learning →The Venus flytrap grows naturally only in a small part of North and South Carolina. What is such a species called?
AEndemic
BGeneralist
CInvasive
DMigratory
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Endemic
1. Species differ widely in how far they naturally range.
2. A species restricted to one small geographic area is described as endemic.
3. A generalist is the opposite, living across many geographic areas.
4. The raccoon, native across most of North and Central America, is a generalist.
_Source: OpenStax Biology 1e (CC BY 4.0), Chs 44 and 46, section 44.2 Biogeography_
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