Question

Looking at the phylogenetic tree, which three statements can you make about the interconnectedness of the species A, B, C, D, and E?

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answers are:

"Species A and C may have shared features from a common ancestor".

"Species B and E may have shared features from a common ancestor".

"Species A is more related to species B than species B is related to any of the other species".

Explanation:

The missing options for this question are:

A) Species A and C may have shared features from a common ancestor.

B) Species C is more related to species D than species D is related to species E.

C) Species B and C are more closely related than species C and D.

D) Species B and E may have shared features from a common ancestor.

E) Species A is more related to species B than species B is related to any of the other species

The correct answers are:

A) Species A and C may have shared features from a common ancestor.

D) Species B and E may have shared features from a common ancestor.

E) Species A is more related to species B than species B is related to any of the other species

Phylogenetic trees are graphical representations of evolutionary relationships among a given number of different species. Phylogenetic trees are constructed in a way that the more close are the species within the branches, the more evolutionary close they are. In this example, species A and C as well as species B and E may have shared features from a common ancestor, given that a common ancestor of all species is represented by the root of the phylogenetic tree; and, species A is more related to species B than species B is related to any of the other species, given that species A and B are separated together in a branch, with a common ancestor represented with the symbol "x". I attached the missing phylogenetic tree.