If one were to propose a new taxon of plants that included all the plants that are pollinated by animals, but excluded all plants that are not pollinated by animals, then this new taxon would be ________.

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A polyphyletic group is one that includes organisms from different evolutionary lineages, which is the case here as animal pollination has evolved independently in different plant lineages.

If One Were to Propose a New Taxon of Plants