A biologist interested in determining where the common ancestor of oak trees lived would most likely construct
A) a biotic interchange.
B) a vicariance.
C) an area phylogeny.
D) a pelagic bootstrap.
E) None of the above

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An area phylogeny is a type of phylogenetic tree that shows the historical biogeography of a group of organisms, indicating where common ancestors lived and how they dispersed over time. Therefore, a biologist interested in determining where the common ancestor of oak trees lived would most likely construct an area phylogeny. Biotic interchange and vicariance refer to specific types of biogeographical events, and a pelagic bootstrap is a statistical analysis method that is unrelated to understanding historical biogeography.

A Biologist Interested in Determining Where the Common Ancestor of Oak