Question

If the eukaryotic condition arose, independently, several different times during evolutionary history, and if ancestors of these different lineages are extant and are classified in the domain Eukarya, then the domain Eukarya would be

A. paraphyletic.
B. polyphyletic.
C. monophyletic.

Answer 1

Answer:

Option B. polyphyletic

Explanation:

Eukaryotes are those organisms or creatures having cells with an enclosed within cell membranes and are classified in the domain or Eukarya.

Moreover, in polyphyletic group, organisms are not related which are descended from more than one ancestor i.e., they are grouped together without common ancestor in their lineage.