Question

question: ____ are derived traits that develop in a species and are passed on to all of its descendants. answer input: spelling counts but capitalization doesnt. inherited traits feedback: incorrect. these are new features that develop in a single species and are then passed on to the rest of the clade. try again.

Explanation:

The description refers to synapomorphies which are derived traits unique to a particular clade and passed on to all descendants within that clade. Inherited traits is a more general term and not the specific term for traits passed to all descendants of a species in the context of cladistics. Synapomorphies are key in phylogenetic classification.

Answer:

Synapomorphies