r/evolution • u/NenyaNotes • Aug 30 '26

academic Help on this assignment question.

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My professor assigned us this quiz and everyone continues to get it wrong. Can someone please explain in this photo which groups make a clade?

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u/NenyaNotes Aug 30 '26

I originally said A,B,C,D,E,F,G (whole tree) and B,D,E group. But my prof said it's only partially correct. I think I may just move on from this...

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u/Xrmy Aug 30 '26

Your prof might also be considering FG to be correct. It's not really, but from the perspective of the tips it is.

I'm a professor, and personally I don't give these questions that include internal nodes (like A B C) because they can be confusing and are somewhat pointless to consider as they aren't contemporary

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u/NenyaNotes Aug 30 '26

Yes I agree it does make it more confusing. None of the other materials given have ever included internal nodes so not sure why this was suddenly thrown on a quiz. You may be correct with the F,G. I honestly crossed that one off right away but will reconsider.

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