Which of the Following Best Describes a Polyphyletic Taxon

question 54

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes a polyphyletic taxon?

• A)A polyphyletic taxon includes species from different evolutionary lineages.
• B)A polyphyletic taxon includes an ancestral species and all of its descendants.
• C)A polyphyletic taxon includes an ancestral species and only some of its descendants.
• D)A polyphyletic taxon includes only the ancestral species.

Understand the role and conditions of indentured servants in seventeenth-century English colonies.

Assess the ways English settlers reshaped Native American society and culture.

Examine the significance of Virginia as a center for early English settlements and its legislative developments.

Comprehend the religious underpinnings of Puritan settlers, particularly their beliefs and their impact on colonial society.

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