​Alligators More Closely Resemble Lizards Than Birds; However, Alligators and Birds

question 81

Multiple Choice

​Alligators more closely resemble lizards than birds; however, alligators and birds have four-chambered hearts, which lizards do not have. In this example, the four-chambered heart is a ____, which indicates that alligators are ____ related to birds than to lizards.

• A) ​derived character; more closely
• B) ​key innovation; more closely
• C) ​derived character; more distantly
• D) ​key innovation; not
• E) ​homologous structure; more distantly

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Definitions:

Common-sense View

A perspective based on what seems to be obvious or basic understanding to most people, often relying on practical and straightforward reasoning.

Expressive Reactions

Outward manifestations of emotions or feelings often observable through facial expressions, gestures, or vocal tone.

Schachter's Two-factor Theory

A psychological theory proposing that emotion arises from physiological arousal and cognitive labeling of the cause of that arousal.

Emotional Experience

A subjective feeling state, often accompanied by physiological changes and behaviors, influenced by individual perceptions and cultural context.