How does the discovery of a past geological event that divided a once-continuous salt marsh in Florida support the tree depicted?

A. It supports the concept of allopatric speciation via vicariance.
B. It does not support the tree depicted because there are six groups, not two.
C. It does not support the tree depicted because the DNA sequence difference between the species is only one percent.
D. It supports the concept of allopatric speciation via dispersal.


Ans: A. It supports the concept of allopatric speciation via vicariance.

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