Which of the Following Statements About Traits Is False

question 33

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about traits is false?

• A) A trait may be considered ancestral or derived, depending on the point of reference.
• B) Homoplastic traits can arise by convergent evolution.
• C) Derived traits differ from their ancestral forms.
• D) Synapomorphies are shared ancestral traits.
• E) Traits may be lost by evolutionary reversal.

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Definitions:

Marginal Means

The mean values of a variable in a dataset at each level of another variable, especially in the context of factor analysis or ANOVA, used for understanding group differences.

Dependent Variable

The variable being tested and measured in an experiment, its outcome depends on the influence of the independent variable.

Factorial Research Design

Research design consisting of all possible combinations of two or more independent variables.

Marginal Mean

The arithmetic mean of values for a particular variable, considering the impact of covariates in the analysis.