Scientists Often Depict Their Understanding of an Organism's Evolutionary Ancestry

question 26

Multiple Choice

Scientists often depict their understanding of an organism's evolutionary ancestry in diagrams called __________________.

• A)phylogenetic trees
• B)branchograms
• C)taxonomic trees
• D)ancestral trees
• E)classification trees

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Definitions:

Redistribution Income

The transfer of income and wealth from some individuals to others through a social mechanism such as taxation, charity, welfare, public services, or land reform.

Rent-seeking Activity

Actions by individuals or firms to increase their own wealth without creating new wealth or value for society.

Taxing

The act of imposing charges on individuals or entities by the government in order to finance public spending and services.

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