Based on This Tree, Which Statement Is Correct

question 63

Multiple Choice

Based on this tree, which statement is correct?

• A) The human 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 lizards as to humans.
• D) Goats are more closely related to salamanders than to humans.

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Definitions:

Discrete Distribution

A statistical distribution that shows the probabilities of outcomes that take on discrete values, such as whole numbers.

Uniform Distribution

A type of probability distribution in which all outcomes are equally likely to occur.

Continuous Random Variable

A random variable that can take an infinite number of values within a given range.

Continuous Probability Distributions

Describes the distribution of possible values for a continuous random variable, where any value within an interval can be a possible outcome.