The Arrangement of Organisms into Taxa

question 58

Multiple Choice

The arrangement of organisms into taxa

• A) shows relationships to common ancestors.
• B) shows degrees of relatedness between organisms.
• C) is arbitrary.
• D) is based on evolution.
• E) was designed by Charles Darwin.

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Definitions:

Seed Plants

Plants that reproduce and disseminate via seeds, including angiosperms and gymnosperms.

Flagellated Sperm

Sperm cells that are equipped with a flagellum, enabling motility, commonly found in plants, algae, and some animals.

Endosperm

In flowering plants, nutritive storage tissue that is derived from the union of a sperm nucleus and polar nuclei in the embryo sac.

Seed Coat

The outer covering of a seed that protects the embryonic plant and its food supply from damage and desiccation.