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. 2016 Dec 2;17(3):389–398. doi: 10.1128/jmbe.v17i3.1156

TABLE 1.

The misconceptions most commonly associated with selected answers for each item pair and the correct answer for each item pair.

Question Pair Answer Option Most Commonly Categorized Misconception Correct Answer

INTRO EVO
1/2 A Reading the tips Ladder thinking B
B Similarity equals relatedness Branch length
C Reading the tips Node counting
3/4 A Reading the tips Reading the tips B
B Ladder thinking Branch length
C Node counting Node counting
5/6 A, B Ladder thinking Ladder thinking E
7/8 A, B, C, D, E Ladder thinking N/A E
9/10 A, B, D, E Ladder thinking Ladder thinking C
11/12 A Reading the tips Node counting C
B Similarity equals relatedness Ladder thinking
C Ladder thinking Branch length
13/14 A, B, E Ladder thinking Ladder thinking C
15/16 A, B Ladder thinking Ladder thinking C
D Similarity equals relatedness N/A
17/18 A, B, D Similarity equals relatedness Similarity equals relatedness C
C Similarity equals relatedness Ladder thinking
19/20 A Ladder thinking Ladder thinking D
D Similarity equals relatedness Ladder thinking

N/A = not applicable.