Question

" A student wished to determine the evolutionary relationships between three unidentified plant species (X, Y, and Z) and a known species Botana curus. Using an indicator powder to test for the presence of a specific chemical, the student made the observations shown in the data table below.

In the space provided in the data table, write an observation the student would expect to make if species Y were more closely related to Botana curus than it was to species X and Z"

Answer 1

After reading the information provided, I will write the observation a student should expect to made if Y were more closely related to the Botana curus than to X and Z.

1. Botana curus - produced a lot of bubbles
2. X -no reaction
3. Y - reacted or produced a lot of bubbles
4. Z- no reaction.