The Fundamental Idea Behind Parsimony Is

question 41

Multiple Choice

The fundamental idea behind parsimony is

• A)that the best phylogeny is the one that both explains the observed character data and posits the fewest evolutionary changes.
• B)to provide a second approach to inferring phylogenetic relationships.
• C)to compute the number of morphological or molecular differences between two or more species or populations.
• D)that morphological traits cannot be used to reconstruct phylogenetic history.

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Definitions:

Break-Even Point

The level of sales at which total revenues equal total costs, resulting in no profit or loss.

Sales

The total income received from selling goods or services over a specific period of time.

DOL

Degree of Operating Leverage, a ratio that measures how sensitive a company’s operating income is to a change in its sales, indicating the volatility of earnings.

OCF

Operating Cash Flow, which measures the cash generated by a company's regular business operations.