Question Detail

ZOO 102 Practice Questions ZOO 102 3 Objective Question
Take CBT

Question

38. A paraphyletic group includes most of a family but
Options
A Excludes some distant relatives that may have branched off earlier
Correct Answer
B Includes completely unrelated lineages
C Has no common ancestor at all
D Is identical to a monophyletic group
Correct Answer

Option A is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Paraphyletic groupings omit certain descendant lineages that diverged significantly or branched off earlier from the common ancestor.

Hint

Leaves out certain descendant lineages that diverged away.

Question Info

Course: ZOO 102
Topic: Practice Questions ZOO 102 3
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 457 of 737
Previous Course Details Next