Although Currently the Terms Division and Phylum for Plants May

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True/False

Although currently the terms division and phylum for plants may be used interchangeably, initially the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (ICBN) required the use of division for plants, phylum for non-plants.

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Cure for the Disorder

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