Evolutionary Trees Have Been Successfully Used to

question 46

Multiple Choice

Evolutionary trees have been successfully used to

• A) identify those species most closely related to humans.
• B) explain how evolution works.
• C) explain why most carnivorous mammals have four or five toes.
• D) explain the potential impact of global climate change.

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