Match each description with the most appropriate term.
-a group whose members share one or more defining derived traits
A)character
B)derived trait
C)clade
D)phylogeny
E)sister groups
F)cladogram

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A clade is a group of organisms that includes an ancestor and all of its descendants, who share one or more defining derived traits.

Answer: B 
 A derived trait is a trait that is unique to a particular clade and has not been inherited from a common ancestor.

Answer: C 
 A clade is a group of organisms that share one or more defining derived traits.

Answer: D 
 A phylogeny is the evolutionary history of a group of organisms, often represented as a branching tree diagram.

Answer: E 
 Sister groups are two clades that are each other's closest relatives and share a common ancestor.

Answer: F 
 A cladogram is a branching diagram that shows the evolutionary relationships among a group of organisms, based on shared derived traits.

Match Each Description with the Most Appropriate Term