Gce Model Questions Vol1 2025 Biology Question 10

The following binary character matrix describes five species (A-E). ‘1' denotes the presence of a derived character state, ‘0' the absence. | Species | Nucleus (1) | Cell‑wall type cellulose (1) | Chloroplasts (1) | Flagella (1) | |---------|------------|-----------------------------|------------------|--------------| | A | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | E | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Using the principle of maximum parsimony, which two species are most likely sister taxa? Provide the pair of species.