Terms-analogous, homologous, monophyletic, paraphyletic, polyphyletic

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Can someone please verify if my answers are correct and help me with A

Use your understanding from examining the cladogram to answer the following questions.
Each term may be used once, more than once, or not at all. Choose the most appropriate term from the following list and match it to each situation:

analogous, homologous, monophyletic, paraphyletic, polyphyletic

shared derived characters are considered to be ________________

a taxon, all of whose members have the same common ancestor is Monophyletic

bat wing and a butterfly wing are structures that are analogous

whale pectoral flipper and a horse foreleg are structures that are homologous

term that is most appropriately associated with clade is monophyletic
 
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