Contemporary Systems of Taxonomy Expect Taxa to

question 118

Multiple Choice

Contemporary systems of taxonomy expect taxa to

• A) fit in the Linnaean system.
• B) be monophyletic (that is, clades).
• C) be paraphyletic.
• D) be polyphyletic.
• E) be synapomorphies.

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