Imagine That You Are Chatting with One of Your Friends

question 11

Multiple Choice

Imagine that you are chatting with one of your friends. He states that reptiles are obviously a monophyletic group, as this group contains all of the organisms (outside of fish) that possess scales. This statement is:

• A)as monophyletic groups are based solely on the morphological characteristics of their included species.
• B)true, as the reptile group includes all of the organisms derived from a common ancestor on the phylogenetic tree.
• C)false, as reptiles are a polyphyletic group, much like birds and bats.
• D)false, as reptiles are a paraphyletic group; this group does not include birds, even though birds share a common ancestor with reptiles.

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