Which of the following is the definition of a lake? A. a principal land mass of the Earth given one of seven names
B. a small land mass totally surrounded by water
C. a land mass surrounded on three sides by water
D. a small body of water surrounded by land
E. large bodies of water that are interconnected and almost totally surround the Earth

Cladistics is a way of classifying organisms by examining the characteristics of their ancestors and descendants and depicting the relationships in a cladogram. which of the following best describes a challenge in classifying organisms this way? a. there are millions of species on earth, and a cladogram is not a practical means for classifying all of them. b. it is impossible to tell which organisms are most closely related to each other using a cladogram. c. cladograms are detail-oriented and do not provide a useful understanding of evolutionary relationships. d. there is a limited number of ways to organize the information, so most cladograms end up looking very similar.