Which of the Following Statements Is Correct When There Are

question 27

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is correct when there are two authors for a publication?

• A)All authors are listed for every reference.
• B)All authors are listed for the first reference and the first author's last name followed by et al.is listed for subsequent references.
• C)The first author's last name followed by et al.is listed for all references.
• D)The first and second author's last name is listed for all references.

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Definitions:

Polyphyletic

A term describing a group of organisms that are classified together but do not share a recent common ancestor.

Homoplastic

Exhibiting similarity in appearance due to convergent evolution rather than ancestry.

R. H. Whittaker

An American ecologist famous for proposing the five kingdom classification of organisms in 1969.

Five-kingdom Classification

A system of categorizing all living organisms into five groups: Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia.