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#Question id: 4616

Logically, which of these should cast the most doubt on the relationships depicted by an evolutionary tree?

#XL - T Zoology

  1. Some of the organisms depicted by the tree lived in different habitats.

  2. The skeletal remains of the organisms depicted by the tree were incomplete (in other words, some bones were missing).

  3. Transitional fossils had not been found.

  4. Relationships between DNA sequences among the species did not match relationships between skeletal patterns.

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#Question id: 8689

#XL - T Zoology

Which of the following statements best describes the rationale for applying the principle of maximum parsimony in constructing phylogenetic trees?
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#Question id: 8691

#XL - S Microbiology

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?
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#Question id: 8692

#XL - S Microbiology

Which of the following statements is accurate with regard to a phylogeny, as represented by a phylogenetic tree?
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#Question id: 8692

#XL - T Zoology

Which of the following statements is accurate with regard to a phylogeny, as represented by a phylogenetic tree?
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#Question id: 8693

#XL - T Zoology

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
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#Question id: 8694

#XL - S Microbiology

Which of the following is (are) problematic when the goal is to construct phylogenies that accurately reflect evolutionary history?