Multiple Choice
A paraphyletic taxon includes
A) all of the descendants of a common ancestor.
B) organisms descended from several evolutionary lineages.
C) only some of the descendants of a common ancestor.
D) organisms that do not share a common ancestor.
E) species with similar morphology rather than a common ancestor.
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