Why Is the Traditional Taxon Class Reptilia Considered Paraphyletic

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Multiple Choice

Why is the traditional taxon class Reptilia considered paraphyletic?

• A) It includes an ancestor and all its descendants.
• B) It includes an ancestor and some, but not all, of its descendants.
• C) It does not include an ancestor along with some of its descendants.
• D) It does not include an ancestor along with all its descendants.

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Definitions:

Under-estimating

The act of judging something to be smaller or less important than it actually is.

Texture Gradient

A visual cue used in perception that involves the gradual change in appearance of an object's surface texture as it recedes into the distance, indicating depth.

Linear Perspective

A technique in art and photography that creates the illusion of depth on a flat surface, using converging parallel lines.

Depth

The perceived distance from the observer to a target point, often associated with the dimensionality of space in visual perception.