The Following Eight Questions Refer to Figure 32

question 11

Multiple Choice

The following eight questions refer to Figure 32.2A (morphological) and Figure 32.2B (molecular) phylogenetic trees of the animal kingdom.

Figure 32.2A: Morphological Phylogeny

Figure 32.2B: Molecular Phylogeny
-If the traditional phylogeny (Fig. 32.2A) eventually becomes obsolete, the formerly close relationship depicted between the annelids and arthropods will probably be viewed, in retrospect, as an instance of

• A)scientific fraud.
• B)lack of objectivity on the parts of arrogant or egotistical scientists.
• C)scientists having mistakenly identified analogous features as homologous features.
• D)the inherent invalidity of all evolutionary biology.
• E)an evolutionary relationship that modern scientists had "set in stone," now having crumbled.

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