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The next few questions refer to the following evolutionary tree, whose horizontal axis represents time (present time is on the far right) and whose vertical axis represents morphological change. W Present V X Y Z Which species is most closely related to species W? Identify where species V and Z have a common ancestor. Which of these five species originated earliest and appeared suddenly in the fossil record?

The next few questions refer to the following evolutionary tree, whose horizontal axis represents time (present time is on the far right) and whose vertical axis represents morphological change. W Present V X Y Z Which species is most closely related to species W? Identify where species V and Z have a common ancestor. Which of these five species originated earliest and appeared suddenly in the fossil record?

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Please answer number 2. I have gotten the first answer as V is the most closely related species and for the last one I got W. Please let me know if that is correct.
The next few questions refer to the following evolutionary tree, whose horizontal axis represents time (present time is on the far right) and whose vertical axis represents morphological change. W Present X Y Z Which species is most closely related to species W? Identify where species V and Z have a common ancestor. Which of these five species originated earliest and appeared suddenly in the fossil record? 5. Identify the evolutionary mechanism that is being described in the following scenarios
Transcribed Image Text:The next few questions refer to the following evolutionary tree, whose horizontal axis represents time (present time is on the far right) and whose vertical axis represents morphological change. W Present X Y Z Which species is most closely related to species W? Identify where species V and Z have a common ancestor. Which of these five species originated earliest and appeared suddenly in the fossil record? 5. Identify the evolutionary mechanism that is being described in the following scenarios
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