Based on the Tree Below, Which Statement Is Not Correct

question 34

Multiple Choice

Based on the tree below, which statement is not correct?

• A) The salamander lineage is a basal taxon.
• B) Salamanders are a sister group to the group containing lizards, goats, and humans.
• C) Salamanders are as closely related to goats as to humans.
• D) Lizards are more closely related to salamanders than to humans.
• E) The group highlighted by shading is paraphyletic.

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Definitions:

Midpoint Method

A technique for calculating the percent change in which changes in a variable are compared with the average, or midpoint, of the starting and final values.

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Quantity Demanded

The total amount of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to purchase at a specific price level, at a given time.

Price Elasticity

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