Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding a phylogenetic tree?
A) Phylogenetic trees could be considered physical representations of hypothesesthose that seek to establish the evolutionary relationships between different organisms.
B) Given the sheer number of prokaryotic and eukaryotic species on Earth, it is impossible to create a phylogenetic tree encompassing all of these organisms.
C) Phylogenetic trees are constructed based solely on the morphological characteristics of species; sequence similarities among different organisms are only evaluated by taxonomists.
D) Within a phylogenetic tree, the order of groups located at the tree tipsnot the nodes within a treedetermines sister group relationships.
E) Phylogenetic trees only depict the evolutionary relationships between different classes; relationships among different species within the same genus are not illustrated in such trees.
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