The Next Few Questions Refer to the Following Evolutionary Tree

question 30

Multiple Choice

The next few questions refer to the following evolutionary tree, whose horizontal axis represents time (present time is on the far right) and whose vertical axis represents morphological change.

-Which of these five species originated earliest and appeared suddenly in the fossil record?

• A) V
• B) W
• C) X
• D) Y
• E) Z

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