Which Term Describes a Set of Organisms That Descended from a Single

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which term describes a set of organisms that descended from a single common ancestor and are more closely related to other members of the group than to organisms outside the group?

• A)paraphyletic group
• B)phylogeny
• C)species
• D)monophyletic group
• E)parsimony

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Definitions:

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