When High Scores on the First Variable Associate with High

question 36

Multiple Choice

When high scores on the first variable associate with high scores on the second, and low scores on the first associate with low scores on the second, then the correlation is

• A) non-existent
• B) positive
• C) negative
• D) zero

Understand the significance of the common ancestor in phylogenetic trees.

Relate phylogenetic findings to the concept of clades and their characteristics.

Interpret specialized terms in evolutionary biology such as homoplasies, synapomorphies, and evolutionary reversals in the context of specific examples.

Evaluate phylogenetic trees for the presence of derived traits and understand their implications for evolutionary history.

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