#Question id: 8689
#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms
Which of the following statements best describes the rationale for applying the principle of maximum parsimony in constructing phylogenetic trees?
#Question id: 8691
#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms
Use the following information to answer the question.
Applying the principle of parsimony to the trait "ability to fly," which of the two phylogenetic trees is better?
#Question id: 8692
#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms
Which of the following statements is accurate with regard to a phylogeny, as represented by a phylogenetic tree?
#Question id: 8693
#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms
Given that phylogenies are based on shared derived characteristics, which of the following traits is useful in generating a phylogeny of species W, X, Y, and Z
#Question id: 8694
#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms
Which of the following is (are) problematic when the goal is to construct phylogenies that accurately reflect evolutionary history?
#Question id: 8695
#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms
Phylogenetic trees constructed from evidence from molecular systematics are based on similarities in ________.