ok back.. the bell rang
you CAN pollinize plants w/ clones, as long as the clones are not all of the same plant.
I don't think you know what the definition of a species is...
a group of animals are the same species if:
they look alike,
their populations aren't separated and they have contact w/ one another
they can mate and have fertile offspring
they have a way to mate with each other
but ofcourse that there are MANY exceptions. especially with plants.
for example... a horse and a donkey. they're different species because:
they don't look alike all that much
they're geographically separated
their behavior is different
if they mate, they'll have offspring but they're NOT fertile.
now... about scientific names... scientific names were created so that there'd be no confusion about names (cougar and mountain lion are the same thing... and none come to mind but there are different species with the same name)
for a species, there are two names in a scientific name.
the genus is the first one (Ie. Drosera) and the species is the second one (binata) and it's written
Drosera binata. now... if you had any two individuals (that aren't clones of the same plant), they'd be able to mate and produce fertile offspring.
there are also things like subspecies. a subspecies is a member of the same species but that has different characteristics and may be in a different location. (ie. sarr. purpurea purpurea and sarr. purpurea venosa... they'd be able to mate because they're both S. purpurea, but the s. purpure purpurea and the s. purpurea venosa look different and live in different places)
and there also varieties and cultivars... and I don't know what the difference is.
is it clear now?
[b said:
Quote[/b] ]We are all the same?
HUH? who said that?