A taxon that includes a single common ancestor and some, but not all, of its descendants is a _____ group.
A) monophyletic
B) paraphyletic
C) polyphyletic
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Q17: Traditional levels of taxonomy are nested in
Q18: A taxon that does NOT include the
Q19: The diagram below depicts three phylogenetic trees.
Q20: Examine Figure 23.2 below. Q21: What types of data can be used Q23: Consider a generalized tree of life, with Q24: The _ level of the taxonomic hierarchy Q25: Phylogenetic trees represent hypotheses about the evolutionary Q26: The tips of the branches on a Q27: The evolutionary history of a group of![]()
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