Shared derived characters

Reference no: EM13530030

1. Shared derived characters are ___.
Choose one answer.
    a. those thatcharacterize all the species on a branch of a phylogenetictree
    b. homologousstructures that develop during adaptive radiation
    c. charactersfound in the outgroup but not in the species to beclassified
    d. used toidentify species but not higher taxa

2. A taxon such as the class Reptilia, which doesnot include its relatives, the birds, is ___.
Choose one answer.
    a. really anorder
    b. aclade
    c.monophyletic
    d.paraphyletic

Reference no: EM13530030

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