Based on This Tree, Which Statement Is Correct

question 21

Multiple Choice

Based on this tree, which statement is correct?

• A) The human 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 lizards as to humans.
• D) Goats are more closely related to salamanders than to humans.

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Definitions:

Matching

An accounting principle where expenses are recorded in the period they are incurred to generate revenues.

Ending Inventory

The total value of goods available for sale at the end of an accounting period.

Cost of Goods Sold

The direct costs attributable to the production of the goods sold by a company.

LIFO

A method of inventory valuation called "Last-In, First-Out," where the most recently acquired items are the first to be expensed.