Linnaean Classification Sometimes Does Not Reconcile with Cladistics Because

question 44

Multiple Choice

Linnaean classification sometimes does not reconcile with cladistics because

• A) some organisms in the same clade do not have a shared derived trait.
• B) some organisms in the same taxon are not in the same clade.
• C) all organisms with a shared derived trait are in the same taxon.
• D) larger clades include more than one taxon.
• E) Linnaean classification does not follow the principle of parsimony.

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