The Horizontal Axis of the Cladogram Depicted Below Is a Timeline

question 8

Multiple Choice

The horizontal axis of the cladogram depicted below is a timeline that extends from 100,000 years ago to the present; the vertical axis represents nothing in particular. The labelled branch points on the tree (V-Z) represent various common ancestors. Let's say that only since 50,000 years ago has there been enough variation between the lineages depicted here to separate them into distinct species, and only the tips of the lineages on this tree represent distinct species.
-Which of the five common ancestors, labelled V-Z, is the common ancestor of the greatest number of species, both living and extinct?

• A) V
• B) W
• C) Y
• D) Z

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