Which of the following groups is not a clade?

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Which of the following groups is not a clade?

A. Animals
B. Plants
C. Fungi
D. Eukaryotes
E. Prokaryotes

2007-03-29 11:40:36 · 2 answers · asked by answer_me 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany

Probably "C" because "algae" have evolved independently several times.

2007-03-29 12:06:09 · answer #1 · answered by ivorytowerboy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

I think prokaryotes are not a clade because the Archaebacteria (or Domain Archaea) are not on the same branch as the Eubacteria (or Domain Bacteria).

2007-03-29 13:20:08 · answer #2 · answered by ecolink 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋