Which of the Following Statements Is Consistent with the Assertion

question 7

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is consistent with the assertion that protists are paraphyletic?

• A) There is no common set of synapomorphies that define a protist
• B) Protists all share a common set of synapomorphies.
• C) Protists are all more primitive than land plants and animals.
• D) Protists do not share a single common ancestor.

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