©McGraw-Hill EducationConsider the cladogram shown. If we designate species 1 as the outgroup, which species has the greatest number of ancestral character states (pleisiomorphies)?

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
E. 6


Answer: E

Biology & Microbiology

You might also like to view...

Which of the following targets is NOT regulated by the autonomic nervous system?  

A.  skeletal muscles B.  cardiac muscles C.  glands of the body D.  smooth muscles E.  none of these

Biology & Microbiology

Humulin is insulin created by recombinant DNA technology

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Biology & Microbiology

Contractions of the dome-shaped __________ and the intercostal muscles between the ribs alter the volume of the thoracic cavity during breathing.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Biology & Microbiology

A common medium used for growing fastidious bacteria is

A. MacConkey medium. B. mannitol salt agar. C. chocolate agar. D. a reducing medium. E. trypticase soy agar.

Biology & Microbiology