Which Statement Regarding Classification Groups Is False

question 78

Multiple Choice

Which statement regarding classification groups is false?

• A) Monophyletic groups contain descendants of only a single ancestor.
• B) Polyphyletic groups contain members that do not share the same common ancestor.
• C) Paraphyletic groups contain some, but not all, of the descendants of a particular ancestor.
• D) Modern classifications should contain polyphyletic groups.
• E) Taxonomists agree polyphyletic groups are inappropriate taxonomic units.

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Definitions:

Corporate Groups

A collection of parent and subsidiary companies that function as a single economic entity through a common source of control.

Indirect Ownership Interests

Ownership in a company that is not held directly by the owner but through a chain of intermediary entities.

Sequential Consolidation Method

A process in accounting where the financial results of subsidiary companies are consolidated with the parent company's financial statements one after another, usually in the order of acquisition.