Why Are Seedless Vascular Plants Considered Paraphyletic Rather Than Monophyletic

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Multiple Choice

Why are seedless vascular plants considered paraphyletic rather than monophyletic?

• A)Some of the groups within the seedless vascular plants (Equisetophyta and Pteridophyta)are more closely related to each other than to other groups (Lycophyta).
• B)They share a more recent common ancestor with seeded plants than they do with the non-vascular plants.
• C)All of the groups contained within the seedless vascular plants do not have the same ancestor.
• D)The group includes their common ancestor but also the seeded descendants of that same ancestor.

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