Multiple Choice
Phylogeny is important to the study of human evolution because
A) in order to understand modern human anatomy and behavior, we must understand our evolutionary relationships to other extinct and living organisms.
B) in order to account for changes in our species over time, we need to know what processes drove natural selection.
C) it allows us to study our closest living relative in order to better understand how natural selection acted in previous environments.
D) all of the above.
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