If You Were Assigned the Task of Constructing a Cladogram

question 33

Multiple Choice

If you were assigned the task of constructing a cladogram representing the evolutionary relationship between amphibians, turtles, lizards, snakes, crocodiles, birds, and mammals, what feature could you use as the shared derived trait?

• A) presence of a beak
• B) presence of hair
• C) give birth to live young
• D) four limbs
• E) production of milk to nourish their young

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Definitions:

Concentration Ratio

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Herfindahl Index

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Pure Monopolist

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Market Shares

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