Which Statement About Biological Classification Is False

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which statement about biological classification is false?

• A) Taxonomists use biological classification to show evolutionary relationships among organisms.
• B) Separate rules for classification were established by botanists and zoologists.
• C) The same binomial name may be given to two different organisms as long as they are in different phyla.
• D) Classifications should be monophyletic.
• E) A monophyletic group may be removed from a phylogenetic tree by "cutting" a single branch.

---

Definitions:

Pareto Optimal

A distribution of resources where it's infeasible to enhance the well-being of one individual without adversely affecting another.

Private Goods

Goods that are rivalrous and excludable, meaning consumption by one person diminishes availability for others, and access can be restricted.

Inelastic Demand

A market situation where the demand for a product does not change significantly with a change in price.

Pareto Efficient

A condition of resource allocation in which making one person better off necessitates making another person worse off.