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Parsimony: a)Requires the fewest evolutionary changes b)Is based on the most lik

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Question

Parsimony:

a)Requires the fewest evolutionary changes

b)Is based on the most likely sequence of evolutionary events.

c)Is used only for morphological traits

d)Is based on natural selection

e)All of the above

The Miller Experiment of the 1950s demonstrated that

a)Only cells can create organic molecules

b)Organic molecules can be produced by simple chemical reactions

c)Organic molecules such as amino acids and carbohydrates had to come from comes and meteorites that originated in space.

d)That a living cell could easily form from a prebiotic soup withing a few weeks

Explanation / Answer

Parsimony Requires the fewest evolutionary changes. The Miller Experiment of the 1950s demonstrated that Organic molecules can be produced by simple chemical reactions