Question

Find the true statement. a. The horse is equally related to the hippo and the seal. b. The horse is more closely related to the seal than the hippo. c. The horse is more closely related to the hippo than the seal. d. All species are equally related.

Answer 1

Option B

Step-by-step explanation:

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Solution

As we can see in the phylogenic tree (use to represent evolutionary relationship between organisms), that horse is more close to the seal however they two have the same recent ancestor. However, the inter relatedness among species arising from the same ancestors and without any further branching cannot be explained definitively because this tree structure is based on hypothesis and there is no exact timeline to measure anything.