Use the tree below to answer the questions: TAXA Lancelet (outgroup) Lamprey Tuna Salamander Turtle Leopard Hair 0 0 0 0 0 1 Amniotic (shelled) egg 0 0 0 0 1 1 Four walking legs 0 0 0 1 1 1 Jaws 0 0 1 1 1 1 Vertebral column (backbone) 0 1 1 1 1 1 (a) Character table (b) Cladogram Lancelet (outgroup) Lamprey Tuna Salamander Turtle Leopard Hair Amniotic egg Four walking legs Jaws Vertebral column a. Which taxa have jaws? b. Which character on the tree would be considered a unique derived trait? Why? c. Which taxon is sister to the leopard? d. Which group is the salamander most closely related to?
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