Biology

The correct answer is: B.They share a more recent common ancestor

Explanation:

In the context of phylogenetic trees, two species are considered more related if they share a more recent common ancestor. The closer the common ancestor, the more closely related the species are. Phylogenetic trees depict these evolutionary relationships by showing the branching points (nodes) where species diverged from a common ancestor.

Here’s why the other options are incorrect:

A.They are physically more similar to each other: Physical similarity (morphology) does not necessarily reflect how closely related species are in evolutiona...