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The table below shows four different species: alligators, chimpanzees, tuna, and finches.
The table indicates if each species contains a specific trait, such as mammary glands, amni-
otic egg, vertebrae, gizzard, feathers, or four limbs.
Traits (+/- indicates presence/absence)
Chimpanzee
Species
A
Alligator
B
с
Tuna
Finch
A table that shows derived traits in various species.
gizzard
amniotic egg
Mammary Amniotic
Glands
Egg
feathers
+
D vertebrae
+
+
+
Vertebrae
+
+
+
+
Gizzard
+
+
Based on the information in the table above, which trait provides the strongest evidence that the various
species in the table were derived from a common ancestor?
Feathers
+
Four Limbs
+
+
+
Transcribed Image Text:The table below shows four different species: alligators, chimpanzees, tuna, and finches. The table indicates if each species contains a specific trait, such as mammary glands, amni- otic egg, vertebrae, gizzard, feathers, or four limbs. Traits (+/- indicates presence/absence) Chimpanzee Species A Alligator B с Tuna Finch A table that shows derived traits in various species. gizzard amniotic egg Mammary Amniotic Glands Egg feathers + D vertebrae + + + Vertebrae + + + + Gizzard + + Based on the information in the table above, which trait provides the strongest evidence that the various species in the table were derived from a common ancestor? Feathers + Four Limbs + + +
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