Which of the Following Statements Is TRUE About a Phylogeny

question 47

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is TRUE about a phylogeny, as represented by a phylogenetic tree?
I. Descendant groups (branches) from the same node do not share any derived characters.
II. A monophyletic group can be properly based on convergent features.
III. The ancestral group always displays all the synapomorphies of the descendant species.

• A) only I
• B) only II
• C) only III
• D) I, II, and III
• E) none; not I, II, or III

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