A researcher is using molecular phylogenetic techniques to determine the evolutionary relationships of a large set of animal species.Which type of species are most likely to have been wrongly classified based on morphology alone?
A)Parasitic species
B)Aquatic species
C)Bilateral species
D)Terrestrial species
E)Species with spiral development

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Parasitic species often have highly specialized morphological adaptations to their host and may have lost some of their ancestral traits as a result. This can make it difficult to accurately classify them based on morphology alone. Molecular phylogenetic techniques can help to determine their true evolutionary relationships.

A Researcher Is Using Molecular Phylogenetic Techniques to Determine the Evolutionary