If One Were to Propose a New Taxon of Plants

question 35

Multiple Choice

If one were to propose a new taxon of plants that included all the plants that are pollinated by animals, but excluded all plants that are not pollinated by animals, then this new taxon would be ________.

• A) monophyletic
• B) paraphyletic
• C) polyphyletic
• D) identical in composition to the phylum Anthophyta

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