A) That These Organisms Are Phenotypically More Similar to Each

question 72

Multiple Choice

A) that these organisms are phenotypically more similar to each other than to any others shown on the trees in Figure 26.2.
B) that their morphological similarities are probably homoplasies.
C) that they had a common ancestor.
D) that all three of the responses are correct.
E) that two of the responses are correct.
Answer: C
-If it turns out that the whale lineage diverged from the lineage leading to hippos after the divergence of the lineage leading to the pigs and other artiodactyls, and if the whales continue to be classified in the order Cetacea, then what becomes true of the order Artiodactyla?

• A) It becomes monophyletic.
• B) It becomes paraphyletic.
• C) It becomes polyphyletic.
• D) It is incorporated into the order Cetacea.

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