What Is the Primary Limitation of the Use of Fossil

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Multiple Choice

What is the primary limitation of the use of fossil data in phylogenetic studies?

• A) Fossil data cannot be used to determine whether a trait is ancestral or derived.
• B) The fossil record is missing or fragmentary for many groups of organisms.
• C) The fossil record cannot tell us what organisms looked like in the past.
• D) Only DNA data is useful in phylogenetic analysis.
• E) The fossil record does not provide information about when groups diverged from one another.

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