Use this figure to answer the following questions.

-Which extinct species should be the best candidate to serve as the outgroup for the clade whose common ancestor occurs at position 2 in the above figure?
A)A
B)B
C)C
D)D

Question

Use this figure to answer the following questions.
 
-Which extinct species should be the best candidate to serve as the outgroup for the clade whose common ancestor occurs at position 2 in the above figure?
A)A 
B)B 
C)C 
D)D

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Outgroup should be a species that is not closely related to any of the species in the clade being studied. Species A is the most distant from the rest of the species and hence the best candidate for an outgroup.

Use This Figure to Answer the Following Questions