To a Cladist,the Statement That Birds (A Monophyletic Group)evolved from Reptiles

Multiple Choice

To a cladist,the statement that birds (a monophyletic group) evolved from reptiles (a paraphyletic group) constitutes which of the following?

A) a meaningful statement of the evolutionary advancement of the birds over the reptiles
B) a meaningful statement that birds represent a different,but not necessarily more advanced adaptive zone than reptiles
C) a trivial statement that birds evolved from something that they are not
D) an incorrect statement because ancestral groups must be extinct but reptiles are still alive