Which Statement About Systematics Is True

question 72

Multiple Choice

Which statement about systematics is true?

• A) All homoplastic traits are due to convergent evolution.
• B) All homologous traits are homoplasies.
• C) All synapomorphies are derived traits.
• D) All derived traits are synapomorphies.
• E) All homoplasies are homologous traits.

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Definitions:

Right Tailed

Pertaining to a type of hypothesis test where the area of interest is in the right tail of the distribution, typically testing for values greater than a certain number.

Test-Statistic

A value calculated from sample data during hypothesis testing used to determine whether to reject the null hypothesis.

P-Value

the probability of obtaining test results at least as extreme as the ones observed during the study, assuming that the null hypothesis is correct.

Sample Size

The quantity of data points or observations gathered or chosen from a group to conduct statistical evaluation.