Which Statement About Phylogenies is True

Question

Which statement about phylogenies is true?
A) Taxa cannot be placed within other taxa.
B) Rotating lineages around nodes changes the meaning of the information contained within the phylogenetic tree.
C) The evolutionary distance between clades can be determined by examining the vertical distance between them.
D) Any group of species that we designate with a name is a clade.
E) None of the above

Accepted Answer

None of the statements A, B, C, or D are true. Taxa can be nested within other taxa, rotating lineages around nodes does not change the meaning, evolutionary distance is not determined by vertical distance, and not all named groups are clades.