Use the Figure to Answer the Following Question

question 45

Multiple Choice

Use the figure to answer the following question.

Which extinct species should be the best candidate to serve as the outgroup for the clade whose common ancestor occurs at position 2 in the figure?

• A) A
• B) B
• C) C
• D) E

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