A(n) _______ Is One That Is Present in the Common

question 31

Multiple Choice

A(n) _______ is one that is present in the common ancestor and all members of a group.

• A) shared ancestral character
• B) clade
• C) divergence
• D) shared derived character
• E) analogous structure

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Definitions:

Water Table

The upper level of an underground surface where the soil or rocks are permanently saturated with water, marking the boundary between the water-saturated ground and unsaturated ground above.

Precipitation

Any variety of water, in liquid or solid form, that comes down from the atmosphere and touches the earth, including various forms like rain, snow, sleet, and hail.

Runoff

This refers to the water from rain, snow, or other sources that flows over the land's surface and is not absorbed, eventually making its way into rivers, lakes, and oceans.

Faulting

The geological process by which rocks on opposite sides of a fracture or fault move relative to each other, often leading to earthquakes.