The Branch Points on a Cladogram Represent ____

question 10

Multiple Choice

The branch points on a cladogram represent ____.

• A) the species' extinction
• B) derived characters
• C) related clades
• D) a common ancestor of two lineages
• E) mass extinctions

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Definitions:

Upward-Sloping

A description of a line or curve on a graph that indicates an increase in a variable as another variable increases.

Individual Demand Curve

Curve relating the quantity of a good that a single consumer will buy to its price.

Price-Consumption

Illustrates how a consumer's optimal consumption bundle changes in response to changes in the price of a good, holding all else constant.

Engel Curve

A graph showing the relationship between income and expenditure on a particular good, illustrating how spending changes as income changes.