Based on This Tree, Which Statement Is Not Correct

question 9

Multiple Choice

Based on this tree, which statement is not correct?

• A) The salamander lineage is a basal taxon.
• B) Salamanders are a sister group to the group containing lizards, goats, and humans.
• C) Salamanders are as closely related to goats as to humans.
• D) Lizards are more closely related to salamanders than to humans.

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A statistical measurement that quantifies the dispersion or spread of a set of data points around their mean.

Normal Probability Distribution

A bell-shaped curve distribution that is symmetric about the mean, showing that data near the mean are more frequent in occurrence.

Discrete Probability Distributions

Probability distributions that deal with variables that have distinct, separate values.

Normally Distributed

A type of continuous probability distribution for a real-valued random variable where the data are symmetrically distributed around the mean, forming a bell-shaped curve.