The next few questions refer to the following evolutionary tree,whose horizontal axis represents time (present time is on the far right)and whose vertical axis represents morphological change.

-Which conclusion can be drawn from this evolutionary tree?

A)Gradualistic speciation and speciation involving punctuated equilibrium are mutually exclusive concepts; only one of them can occur.
B)Eldredge and Gould would deny that the lineages labelled X, Y, and Z could represent true species.
C)Assuming that the tip of each line represents a species, there are five extant (i.e., not extinct)species resulting from the earliest common ancestor.
D)A single clade (i.e., a group of species that share a common ancestor)can exhibit both gradualism and punctuated equilibrium.
E)V and W shared a common ancestor more recently than any of the other species.