Scientists Using Evolutionary Systematics to Construct a Phylogenetic Tree Would

question 20

Multiple Choice

Scientists using evolutionary systematics to construct a phylogenetic tree would use:

• A) a combination of ancestral and derived characters.
• B) the number of shared characters the organisms posses.
• C) primarily polyphyletic groupings.
• D) only derived characters.
• E) only ancestral characters.

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