Use the Diagram to Answer the Next Question

question 44

Multiple Choice

Use the diagram to answer the next question. Which of the following conclusions is most consistent with the information in the evolutionary tree shown above?

• A) Mammals are more closely related to birds than to amphibians.
• B) Lizards and crocodiles (both of which have legs) are more closely related to each other than either is to snakes (which lack legs).
• C) Crocodiles are more closely related to hawks than to lizards.
• D) Modern lungfishes are the common ancestor of modern tetrapods.

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