You are a scientist studying the relationships between lizards, penguins, and parrots. You examine the traits of each species and make the following character matrix: Таха Four Feathers Aquatic No body limbs temperature regulation Lizard 1 1 Penguin 1 1 Parrot 1 Based on this character matrix answer the following questions: a) The trait 'no body temperature regulation' is [ Select ] b) The most recent common ancestor of the three taxa had [ Select ] c) Which trait is a good synapomorphy for the penguin/parrot clade? [ Select ]
You are a scientist studying the relationships between lizards, penguins, and parrots. You examine the traits of each species and make the following character matrix: Таха Four Feathers Aquatic No body limbs temperature regulation Lizard 1 1 Penguin 1 1 Parrot 1 Based on this character matrix answer the following questions: a) The trait 'no body temperature regulation' is [ Select ] b) The most recent common ancestor of the three taxa had [ Select ] c) Which trait is a good synapomorphy for the penguin/parrot clade? [ Select ]
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![You are a scientist studying the relationships between lizards, penguins, and parrots. You examine the traits of each species and make the following character matrix:
Таха
Four
Feathers Aquatic
No body
limbs
temperature
regulation
Lizard
1
1
Penguin
1
1
Parrot
1
Based on this character matrix answer the following questions:
a) The trait 'no body temperature regulation' is [ Select ]
b) The most recent common ancestor of the three taxa had [ Select ]
c) Which trait is a good synapomorphy for the penguin/parrot clade? [ Select ]](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F930f7ac9-421e-4df5-9344-13b38ebcc9cc%2Fed4b190e-2e9e-498b-88a7-3abe56befbd6%2Farj120b_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:You are a scientist studying the relationships between lizards, penguins, and parrots. You examine the traits of each species and make the following character matrix:
Таха
Four
Feathers Aquatic
No body
limbs
temperature
regulation
Lizard
1
1
Penguin
1
1
Parrot
1
Based on this character matrix answer the following questions:
a) The trait 'no body temperature regulation' is [ Select ]
b) The most recent common ancestor of the three taxa had [ Select ]
c) Which trait is a good synapomorphy for the penguin/parrot clade? [ Select ]
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