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yoroshambo

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A hypothesis regarding ancestor-descendant relationships that includes a time-scale is called a
 
  a. cladogram.
  b. phylogenetic tree.
  c. phylogram tree.
  d. hypogram tree.
  e. clarion gram.

Question 2

The presumed evolutionary link between theropod dinosaurs and birds is based on
 
  a. island dwarfing phenomenon.
  b. general analogous characteristics.
  c. a few shared ancestral characteristics.
  d. derived (modified) characteristics such as the presence of feathers in both lineages.
  e. evidence of hybridization between the two.



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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

D



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