Question

multiple - choice 1.5/5 points. which of these terms describe a phylogeny of a tree where all of the branches can be traced to a common ancestral node (lineage), and further, all descendants are included in the tree and descended from that common ancestral node (directly or indirectly)? none of the above monophyletic paraphyletic polyphyletic previous next

Explanation:

In biology, a monophyletic group, or clade, consists of an ancestral species and all of its descendants. This means all branches can be traced to a common ancestral node and all descendants are included. Paraphyletic groups do not include all descendants, and polyphyletic groups bring together organisms from different ancestral lines.

Answer:

Monophyletic