In Systematics and Phylogeny, the Fossil Record Is Especially Important

question 17

Multiple Choice

In systematics and phylogeny, the fossil record is especially important because

• A) most groups are well represented.
• B) it provides the absolute timing of evolutionary events.
• C) random mutations make most biochemical methods unreliable.
• D) DNA can be extracted from nearly all ancient fossils and then analyzed.
• E) it provides the only data that is useful in reconstructing the past.