The Branching "Tree of Life" Analogy

Multiple Choice

The branching "tree of life" analogy

A) does not describe ecological interactions between species,so it should be replaced by the web of life.
B) has been discredited because it does not help us understand evolutionary relationships among organisms.
C) accurately reflects evolution.Once a split occurs,species on different branches evolve absolutely independently.
D) fails to account for horizontal gene transfer,in which species on different branches exchange genes.