It Was Once Thought Cetaceans Had Evolved from an Extinct

question 10

Multiple Choice

It was once thought cetaceans had evolved from an extinct group of mammals called the mesonychids.If,in the future,it is determined that some organisms currently classified as cetaceans did actually evolve from mesonychids,whereas other cetaceans evolved from artiodactyl stock,then what will be true of the order Cetacea?

• A)It will be paraphyletic.
• B)It will be polyphyletic.
• C)It will need to be modified if classification is to reflect evolutionary history.
• D)It will be paraphyletic,and it will need to be modified if classification is to reflect evolutionary history.
• E)It will be polyphyletic,and it will need to be modified if classification is to reflect evolutionary history.

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