When Assessing Evolutionary Relationships, One Approach Is to Interpret Patterns

question 49

Multiple Choice

When assessing evolutionary relationships, one approach is to interpret patterns of ancestral (primitive) and derived (modified) characteristics. This approach is called

• A)taxonomy.
• B)phylogeny.
• C)classification.
• D)cladistics.
• E)metamorphosis.

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