Question

What is true about the evolutionary relationships between groups of animals on a phylogenetic tree?

a. The closer animals are located on a tree, the more characteristics they share.

b. Animals on a tree are related only if they are on the same branch of the tree.

c. Only the animals close to the bottom of the tree share a common ancestor.

d. The further apart animals are on a tree, the more closely they are related.

Answer 1

The closer animals are located on a tree, the more characteristics they share.

Step-by-step explanation:

The pattern of branching in a phylogenetic tree reflects how species or other groups evolved from a series of common ancestors. In trees, two species are more related if they have a more recent common ancestor and less related if they have a less recent common ancestor.