Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements about taxonomy is NOT true?
A) In cladistics,a common ancestor and all its descendents that share one or more derived traits are placed in a single clade.
B) Analogous structures are derived from a common ancestral structure to perform the same function.
C) Biochemical data and the fossil record can be used to indicate the length of time since two species diverged from a common ancestor.
D) Homologous structures are derived from a single structure in the ancestor,although they may be adapted to different uses in the descendent species.
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