In Systematics and Phylogeny, the Fossil Record Is Especially Important

Multiple Choice

In systematics and phylogeny, the fossil record is especially important because

A) most groups are well represented.
B) it provides the absolute timing of evolutionary events.
C) random mutations make most biochemical methods unreliable.
D) DNA can be extracted from nearly all ancient fossils and then analyzed.
E) it provides the only data that is useful in reconstructing the past.