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Please help!! Mason drew the cladogram shown.

Which statements best describe the cladogram? Select THREE options.

a) Reptiles are the most primitive.
b) Birds and reptiles are most closely related.
c) Frogs are more closely related to fish than birds.
d) Frogs are more closely related to birds than fish.
e) Fish are the most primitive.

Please help!! Mason drew the cladogram shown. Which statements best describe the cladogram-example-1
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Answer:

B, D, E

Step-by-step explanation:

A would be wrong because reptiles are latest organism and primitive means first, B would be correct because birds and reptiles are in the same branch, C would be wrong because frogs and fish only have fish genes in common, D would be correct because birds and frogs have frog genes and fish genes, E is corrrect because fish were the first organisms to appear... Hope its correct

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