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ZOO 102 Practice Questions ZOO 102 6 Objective Question
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55. Cladistics classifies a group of species based solely on their
Options
A Most recent common ancestor, using shared derived characters
Correct Answer
B Physical size
C Geographic location
D Alphabetical order of names
Correct Answer

Option A is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Cladistics groups organisms exclusively by monophyly using synapomorphies (shared derived traits) from a common ancestor.

Hint

Uses shared derived traits to reconstruct evolutionary ancestry.

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Course: ZOO 102
Topic: Practice Questions ZOO 102 6
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 674 of 737
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