Question

If you were assigned the task of constructing a cladogram representing the evolutionary relationship between humans, gorillas, tigers, lizards, and sharks, what feature could you use as the shared derived trait? Select one: a. presence of a jawb. presence of hair c. give birth to live young d. lay eggs e. production of milk to nourish their young

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is A.

Explanation:

If i were assigned the task of producing a cladogram (a diagram used by scientists to compare different species and the relationships between them) that represents the evolutionary relationship between the given species, as the shared derived trait for the cladogram i could use the presence of a jaw which all of the mentioned species possess.

Shark and Lizards do not have hair, give birth to live young does not apply to lizards and sharks as well which lay eggs, production of milk is also not present in any other than humans, gorillas and tigers.

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