Which Phylogenetic Tree Can Best Be Used to Support the Claim

question 7

Multiple Choice

Which phylogenetic tree can best be used to support the claim that the microsporidians are a sister group of the cryptomycetes?

• A) I
• B) II (switch microsporidians and cryptomycetes)
• C) III (switch microsporidians and mucoromycetes)
• D) IV (switch cryptomycetes and chytrids)

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Definitions:

Distributive Property

A fundamental property of algebra stating that a(b + c) = ab + ac, allowing the distribution of multiplication over addition or subtraction.

Distributive Property

A property indicating that for any three numbers, the product of a number and the sum of the other two is equal to the sum of the individual products of the number with each of the other two.

Arithmetic

A branch of mathematics that deals with numbers and the basic operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.