An Initial Assumption of Cladistics Research Is That

question 27

Multiple Choice

An initial assumption of cladistics research is that

• A) not all species within a taxon can be traced to a common ancestor.
• B) a higher taxon must have multiple evolutionary origins.
• C) when two groups share a particular biological trait, both groups have inherited the trait from a common ancestor.
• D) more species will die out than will originate over the same period of time.

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