Ginkgo and Magnolia Vascular System

Question

You are given the following characters for several taxa of plants. Draw a cladogram from these data. Show your work. Use red algae as your outgroup. Remember to indicate on your tree when each derived trait evolved.

Ginkgo and magnolia have a vascular system. Based on the phylogeny, is the vascular system a synapomorphy that defines the smallest monophyletic group that includes ginkgo and magnolia?

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