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Study this cladogram.
Which statement is supported by this cladogram?
Organism D is the most primitive organism.
Organism A is a common ancestor of B, C, and D.
Organism D is a common ancestor of A, B, and, C.
Organism A is the most primitive organism.
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Organism A is the most primitive organism.
Explanation: A branches off earliest on the cladogram (is the most basal terminal), so it retains the most ancestral characteristics. The other choices are incorrect because living organisms at the tips are not shown as common ancestors (those are internal nodes), and D does not branch off earliest.
Explanation: A branches off earliest on the cladogram (is the most basal terminal), so it retains the most ancestral characteristics. The other choices are incorrect because living organisms at the tips are not shown as common ancestors (those are internal nodes), and D does not branch off earliest.
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