Question

SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY Examine the data in the table below. o Lancelet (outgroup) un Lamprey Tuna Salamander Turtle Leopard Dolphin Backbone Hinged jaw 0 0 1 1 Four limbs 0 0 1 Amnion 0 Milko 0 0 Dorsal fino *Although adult dolphins have only two obvious limbs (their flippersas embryos they have two hind-limb buds for a total of four limbs. o O O Drag the appropriate labels to their respective targets.

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lancelet desfaltin - lamprey . luna te dolphin Backbone ©CO Salamander Hinged jaw four lines 4 turtle anim leopard @an milk

The first tree requires less evolutionary changes while the last evolutionary tree requires more evolutionary changes.. Thus the first tree is more parismonius than the last tree since it requires less evolutionary changes.

A phylogenetic tree should be constructed such that it is less complicated and more simple. Always a simplest tree or a simplest explanation is preferred.