Based on the Tree Below, Which Statement Is Not Correct

question 14

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.

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Definitions:

Carboxylic Acid Derivatives

Organic compounds where the hydroxyl group (-OH) of a carboxylic acid is replaced with another functional group, such as an ester, amide, or halide.

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A substance composed of two or more elements chemically combined in a fixed proportion, possessing unique properties differing from those of the constituent elements.

IUPAC Name

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