Question

Phylogenetic trees represent

A. unique species that share few characteristics with species today.
B. points in time where species went extinct.
C. geographical areas that supported a variety of species in the past.
D. evolutionary relationships between species

Answer 1

The correct answer would be D

Answer 2

The answer for this is D.

Think of phylo- as a group of organisms and -genetic as genes of these organisms. Put it into a tree formar and it’ll show how genetics will group these organisms and how they are related (like a family tree).