Which of the Following Statements Is True About the Phylogenetic

question 19

Multiple Choice

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

• A) A combination of molecular data, fossil records, and anatomical homologies show the human is more closely related to the chimpanzee than to the green monkey.
• B) The green monkey and rhesus monkey cannot reproduce with each other because of a postzygotic isolating mechanism.
• C) The chimpanzee and human must have evolved as a result of allopatric speciation.
• D) There is no single common ancestor to all of the organisms displayed on this phylogenetic tree.
• E) The gibbon and human are no more closely related than the green monkey and human are.

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