Question

Match List I with List II	List I		List II
A	Plesiomorphy	I	A derived trait in an evolutionary series
B	Symplesiomorphy	II	Possession of derived traits by a group of taxa
C	Synapomorphy	III	An ancestral or primitive trait/character
D	Apomorphy	IV	A group of taxa sharing a primitive trait

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• A. (A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)
• B. (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(1)
• C. (A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)
• D. (A)-(II), (B)-(1), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(1)

Answer 2

The correct option is(B): (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(1)