Please help with these as they are part of 1 question and I am so confused. I really need help like never before and I will highly consider thumbs up but please help asap.    1- Flightlessness in the Rhea may be an example of character displacement. ( choose true or false) 2- The distribution of all four lineages of birds can be explained by vicariance caused by plate tectonics. ( choose true or false) 3- In this phylogeny, flight may have been lost seven individual times. ( choose true or false) 4- The distributions of Tinamous and Rheas are an example of competitive exclusion. ( choose true or false)

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Please help with these as they are part of 1 question and I am so confused. I really need help like never before and I will highly consider thumbs up but please help asap. 

 

1- Flightlessness in the Rhea may be an example of character displacement. ( choose true or false)

2- The distribution of all four lineages of birds can be explained by vicariance caused by plate tectonics. ( choose true or false)

3- In this phylogeny, flight may have been lost seven individual times. ( choose true or false)

4- The distributions of Tinamous and Rheas are an example of competitive exclusion. ( choose true or false)

Question 1
Here is a data set that describes the phylogenetic relationship of several flightless
bird species and one bird species that can fly (Tinamous), and the global distribution
of the extant species.
Tinamous
Cassowary
Tinamous
Kiwi
and Rheas
Emu
Elephant Birds
Aepyornithiformes
Ostrich
Tinamou
Cassowary
Casuariiformes
Rhea
Kiwi
Moa
Emu
Struthioniformes
Tinamiformes
Rheiformes
Apterygiformes
Diornithiformes
Casuariiformes
Based on the data presented above is the following statement supported?
Choose True for yes, the statement is supported.
Choose False for no, the statement is not supported.
Transcribed Image Text:Question 1 Here is a data set that describes the phylogenetic relationship of several flightless bird species and one bird species that can fly (Tinamous), and the global distribution of the extant species. Tinamous Cassowary Tinamous Kiwi and Rheas Emu Elephant Birds Aepyornithiformes Ostrich Tinamou Cassowary Casuariiformes Rhea Kiwi Moa Emu Struthioniformes Tinamiformes Rheiformes Apterygiformes Diornithiformes Casuariiformes Based on the data presented above is the following statement supported? Choose True for yes, the statement is supported. Choose False for no, the statement is not supported.
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