Use the Following Information to Answer the Question

question 63

Multiple Choice

Use the following information to answer the question.

Applying the principle of parsimony to the trait "ability to fly," which of the two phylogenetic trees is better?

• A) Tree 1
• B) Tree 2
• C) Both trees are equally parsimonious.
• D) Since the trees show different evolutionary relationships, you cannot determine which is more parsimonious.

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Definitions:

Outputs

The products or services generated by a business or an economic system.

Inputs

The resources, such as capital, labor, and materials, used in the production process to create goods or services.

Marginal Product

The increase in output that occurs when one more unit of a certain input is added, with all other inputs remaining the same.

Profit Maximization

The process or strategy used by businesses to determine the price and output level that leads to the highest profit.