Which statement regarding classification groups is false?
A) Monophyletic groups contain descendants of only a single ancestor.
B) Polyphyletic groups contain members that do not share the same common ancestor.
C) Paraphyletic groups contain some, but not all, of the descendants of a particular ancestor.
D) Modern classifications should contain polyphyletic groups.
E) Taxonomists agree polyphyletic groups are inappropriate taxonomic units.
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