When Converting a Phylogenetic Tree into a Classification, What Do

question 13

Multiple Choice

When converting a phylogenetic tree into a classification, what do evolutionary biologists try to identify?

• A) paraphyletic taxa only
• B) polyphyletic taxa only
• C) monophyletic taxa only
• D) monophyletic and polyphyletic taxa

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Definitions:

Products

Substances formed as a result of a chemical reaction.

Chemical Equation

A written representation of a chemical reaction, showing the reactants and products with their respective quantities.

Subscripts

Small numbers in a chemical formula that indicate the number of atoms of the element directly before the subscript in the molecule.

Reactants

Original substances involved at the beginning of a chemical reaction, used throughout to form the end products.