Based on the figure, imagine two new species, E and F, descended from species C, and two new species, G and H, descended from species D. The most recent common ancestor of species E, F, G, and H is species

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Responses

D.
D.

C.
C.

B.
B.

A.

Answer 1

The most recent common ancestor of species E, F, G, and H would be species B. This is because E and F are descended from C, and G and H are descended from D. Since C and D both descend from B, B is the most recent common ancestor of all four species (E, F, G, and H). Therefore, the correct answer is:

B.