Which of the following is described as a node's parent, its parent's parent, and so on up to the root?
A) descendant
B) path
C) depth
D) ancestor

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An ancestor refers to any node's parent, as well as its parent's parent, and so forth all the way back up to the root. A descendant would refer to any node's children, as well as its children's children and so on. A path is a sequence of connected edges. Depth is the number of edges from the root to a given node.

Which of the Following Is Described as a Node's Parent