Similar to most amoebozoans, the forams and the radiolarians also have pseudopods, as do some of the white blood cells of animals (monocytes). If one were to erect a taxon that included all organisms that have cells with pseudopods, the taxon would ________.
A) be polyphyletic
B) be paraphyletic
C) be monophyletic
D) include all eukaryotes

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A taxon that includes all organisms with pseudopods would be polyphyletic because pseudopods have evolved independently in different lineages, such as amoebozoans, forams, radiolarians, and some white blood cells, rather than from a common ancestor.

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