Green filamentous Slime molds Fungi Animals Entamoebae Gram+ bacteria Animals Spirochetes Chlamydiae Green nonsulfur bacteria Methanosarcina Slime molds Plants Algae Gram Methanobacterium Fungi Proteobacteria Methanococcus Actinobacteria Halophiles Plants Ciliates Cyanobacteria Planctomyces T. celeer Planctomycetes Spirochetes Protozoa Thermoproteus Flagellates Bacterioides Pryodictium Trichomonads Fusobacteria cytophaga Microsporidia Diplomonads Crenarchaeota Nanoarchaeota' Euryarchaeota Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) Thermophilic Thermotoga Aquifex sulfate-reducers Proteobacteria Acidobacteria Bacteria Archaea Eukarya Rooted phylogenetic tree Unrooted phylogenetic tree Which of the following statements is true? O Fungi and slime molds are more closely related than plants and animals. O The length of the branches indicates time. O Branching points stand for the common ancestor of two diverging groups. O Bacteria and Archaea have different common ancestors.

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Using the phylogenetic trees below, answer the question.
Green filamentous
Slime molds
Fungi
Entamoebae
Gram+
bacteria
Animals
Animals
Chlamydiae
Green nonsulfur bacteria
Actinobacteria
Spirochetes
Methanosarcina
Slime molds
Plants
Algae
Gram+ Methanobacterium
Fungi
Proteobacteria
Methanococcus
T. celeer
Thermoproteus
Plants
Ciliates
Halophiles
Cyanobacteria
Planctomyces
Planctomycetes
Spirochetes
Protozoa
Flagellates
Bacterioides
Pryodictium
Trichomonads
Microsporidia
* Diplomonads
Fusobacteria
cytophaga
Crenarchaeota
Nanoarchaeota
Euryarchaeota
Cyanobacteria
(blue-green algae)
Thermophilic
sulfate-reducers
Thermotoga
Aquifex
Proteobacteria
Acidobacteria
Bacteria
Archaea
Eukarya
Rooted phylogenetic tree
Unrooted phylogenetic tree
Which of the following statements is true?
O Fungi and slime molds are more closely related than plants and animals.
O The length of the branches indicates time.
O Branching points stand for the common ancestor of two diverging groups.
O Bacteria and Archaea have different common ancestors.
Transcribed Image Text:Using the phylogenetic trees below, answer the question. Green filamentous Slime molds Fungi Entamoebae Gram+ bacteria Animals Animals Chlamydiae Green nonsulfur bacteria Actinobacteria Spirochetes Methanosarcina Slime molds Plants Algae Gram+ Methanobacterium Fungi Proteobacteria Methanococcus T. celeer Thermoproteus Plants Ciliates Halophiles Cyanobacteria Planctomyces Planctomycetes Spirochetes Protozoa Flagellates Bacterioides Pryodictium Trichomonads Microsporidia * Diplomonads Fusobacteria cytophaga Crenarchaeota Nanoarchaeota Euryarchaeota Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) Thermophilic sulfate-reducers Thermotoga Aquifex Proteobacteria Acidobacteria Bacteria Archaea Eukarya Rooted phylogenetic tree Unrooted phylogenetic tree Which of the following statements is true? O Fungi and slime molds are more closely related than plants and animals. O The length of the branches indicates time. O Branching points stand for the common ancestor of two diverging groups. O Bacteria and Archaea have different common ancestors.
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