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The principle of common descent helps explain why

a.well adapted species have many off spring
b.conditions in an organisms environment ensure the organisms survival
c.birds and reptiles share a number of inherited characteristics
d. tigers are so different from cheetahs

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C. birds and reptiles share a number of inherited characteristics

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The correct answer would be c. birds and reptiles share a number of inherited characteristics.

In evolutionary biology, the principle of common ancestors or descent explains how different groups of organisms share a common ancestor.

In other words, different groups of organisms are believed to evolve from a common ancestor.

The groups which share recent common ancestor share a number of common inherited characters.

The groups which share distant common ancestor share less common characters.

Thus, birds and reptiles share a number of characters as they have evolved from common descent or ancestor.


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