Which Statement About Phylogenies Is True

question 70

Multiple Choice

Which statement about phylogenies is true?

• A) Taxa cannot be placed within other taxa.
• B) Rotating lineages around nodes changes the meaning of the information contained within the phylogenetic tree.
• C) The evolutionary distance between clades can be determined by examining the vertical distance between them.
• D) Any group of species that we designate with a name is a clade.
• E) None of the above

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