Data regarding the presence (+) or absence (-) of five derived traits in several different species are shown in the table below.

Which of the following cladograms provides the simplest and most accurate representation of the data in the table?

Use the table to infer relationship. Species \(X\) and \(Z\) are closely related since they only differ in trait 4.

\(W\) and \(V\) only differ in trait 3.

There is only one tree which correctly reflects this pair of relationships. We can further confirm that the tree is accurate since \(Y\) is on its own branch. From the table, species \(Y\) is different than other species by at least 2 traits.