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Which of the following best describes cladistics?

  1. A
    A classification system based on shared derived characteristics
  2. B
    A method of classification that ignores evolutionary relationships
  3. C
    A classification system that groups organisms based only on habitat
  4. D
    A system that classifies organisms randomly

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Cladistics is a biological system of classification used to reconstruct evolutionary trees () by identifying traits that were inherited from a common ancestor.

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Which of the following best describes cladistics?
A
A classification system based on shared derived characteristics
B
A method of classification that ignores evolutionary relationships
C
A classification system that groups organisms based only on habitat
D
A system that classifies organisms randomly

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