Which of the Following Statements Is True About the Phylogenetic

question 25

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true about the phylogenetic tree shown here?

• A) The gibbon is more closely related to the rhesus monkey than to the chimpanzee.
• B) The galago is more closely related to the green monkey than to the capuchin.
• C) The green monkey and rhesus monkey share a common ancestor with the gibbon and chimpanzee.
• D) The gibbon does not share a common ancestor with the chimpanzee or human.
• E) The green monkey and rhesus monkey share a more recent common ancestor than do the chimpanzee and human.

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Definitions:

Population Means

The average value of a characteristic in a population.

90% Confidence

A statistical term indicating that there is a 90 percent chance that the true parameter is within the calculated confidence interval.

Standard Deviation

An statistical measure that quantifies the dispersion or spread of a set of data points around their mean value.

Sample Variances

The measure of dispersion within a sample set of data, indicating how much the values in the sample differ from the mean of the sample.