The Parsimony Principle Can Be Used to Infer Phylogenetic Trees

The parsimony principle can be used to infer phylogenetic trees because

A) evolution is nearly always parsimonious.
B) it is logical to adopt the simplest hypothesis capable of explaining the known facts.
C) once a trait changes, it never reverses condition.
D) all species have an equal probability of evolving.
E) closely related species are always very similar to one another.