Which of the Following Statements About Biological Classification Is False

question 78

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements 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 with a single "cut."

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