Where a branching point in a phylogenetic tree is called a _______ ; it illustrates that _______ has occurred.

A. break; death of a species.
B. clade; birth of a species.
C. node; cladogenesis.
D. node; anagenesis.
E. break; anagenesis.


C. node; cladogenesis.

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a. the result of an asteroid impact b. the loss of food sources c. competition by mammals d. gas emissions from volcanoes e. giant tsunamis caused by earthquakes

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What will be an ideal response?

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