For the Following Question(s), Refer to the Diagram Above

question 83

Multiple Choice

For the following question(s) , refer to the diagram above. The structure labeled "D" is the

• A) aorta.
• B) right atrium.
• C) left atrium.
• D) trunk of the pulmonary arteries.
• E) superior vena cava.

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Definitions:

Taxa

Groups of one or more populations of organisms classified together, representing categories used in biological taxonomy such as species, genus, or family.

Monophyletic

Pertaining to a group of organisms that consists of all the descendants of a common ancestor.

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.