Use Figure 26.1 to Answer the Following Questions

question 23

Multiple Choice

Use Figure 26.1 to answer the following questions.

Figure 26.1
-Which extinct species should be the best candidate to serve as the outgroup for the clade whose common ancestor occurs at position 2 in Figure 26.1?

• A) A
• B) B
• C) C
• D) D
• E) E

Grasp the defining characteristics and examples of ecological niches.

Identify the various types of species interactions and their ecological impacts.

Understand the intermediate disturbance hypothesis and its relevance to biodiversity.

Define and exemplify mimicry and its evolutionary significance.

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