Placing Whales and Hippos in the Same Clade Means That

question 41

Multiple Choice

Placing whales and hippos in the same clade means that

• A) these organisms are phenotypically more similar to each other than to any others shown on the trees in Figure 20.2.
• B) their morphological similarities are probably homoplasies.
• C) they had a common ancestor.
• D) all three of the responses are correct.
• E) two of the responses are correct.

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