Question

Which statements best describe shared characteristics? Check all that apply.

Shared characteristics are features or qualities that organisms or species have in common.
Shared characteristics are features or qualities that are different among organisms.
Shared characteristics can be characteristics that existed in the common ancestor and still exist in modern organisms.
Shared characteristics can be new characteristics that have been modified from what was found in the common ancestor.
Shared characteristics exist only in plants.
Shared characteristics exist only in animals.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

The statement that describes shared characteristics best is "Shared characteristics can be new characteristics that have been modified from what was found in the common ancestor".

• Shared characteristics are the derived characteristics that we get from our ancestors.
• These characteristics evolve from generation to generation.
• If a particular characteristic is present in a group then it is called a shared ancestral characteristic because there had been no change in the trait as it is passed on.
• A shared derived characteristic evolves as a trait descends from the ancestors.