Why Is There Controversy Surrounding the Eukaryotic Tree

question 18

Multiple Choice

Why is there controversy surrounding the eukaryotic tree?

• A)It suggests that the unikonts are evolutionarily derived from the archeplastids.
• B)It suggests that amoebozoans are more closely related (evolutionarily)to red algae than green algae.
• C)The tree lacks branches for species that have yet to be classified.
• D)The root of the tree is uncertain such that it is unknown which supergroup was the first to diverge from all other eukaryotes.

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