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A single species of fish, the three-spined spinyback, once inhabited a large lake. At some point in the lake's history, lava flowed from a nearby volcano into the lake cutting it into three completely isolated mini-lakes. Despite the heat from the lava, a few individuals from the original population of spinyback survive in each mini-lake. Three million years later, a researcher finds that each mini-lake is inhabited by its own species of spinyback. Which of the following figures MOST closely reflects how the three species of spiny back are related to one another? A single species of fish, the three-spined spinyback, once inhabited a large lake. At some point in the lake's history, lava flowed from a nearby volcano into the lake cutting it into three completely isolated mini-lakes. Despite the heat from the lava, a few individuals from the original population of spinyback survive in each mini-lake. Three million years later, a researcher finds that each mini-lake is inhabited by its own species of spinyback. Which of the following figures MOST closely reflects how the three species of spiny back are related to one another?   A) tree M B) tree H C) tree K D) tree L


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