i did it and C is wrong. **Exploring Ancestral Environments Through Fossil Discoveries**Imagine discovering fossils of a new species of ape that walks upright. After 11 years of dedicated research, you uncover a fossil believed to be the common ancestor of this new ape species and all gorillas. **Key Question:** What types of data would provide the best insights into the environment of this ancestral organism?**Options for Investigation:**- **Anatomical features of the new species of ape**- **Fossils of plants and animals found with the fossilized common ancestor**- **Gene sequencing of the new species of ape** *(Selected Option)*- **Anatomical features of the fossilized common ancestor**- **Behavior of the new species of ape**This set of choices helps determine which data source may offer the most valuable information about past environments, specifically focusing on genetic data as a preferred method for insights into evolutionary history and adaptations.

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Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)

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Author:Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn

Publisher:Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn

Chapter1: The Human Body: An Orientation

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i did it and C is wrong.

**Exploring Ancestral Environments Through Fossil Discoveries**

Imagine discovering fossils of a new species of ape that walks upright. After 11 years of dedicated research, you uncover a fossil believed to be the common ancestor of this new ape species and all gorillas.

**Key Question:**
What types of data would provide the best insights into the environment of this ancestral organism?

**Options for Investigation:**

- **Anatomical features of the new species of ape**
- **Fossils of plants and animals found with the fossilized common ancestor**
- **Gene sequencing of the new species of ape** *(Selected Option)*
- **Anatomical features of the fossilized common ancestor**
- **Behavior of the new species of ape**

This set of choices helps determine which data source may offer the most valuable information about past environments, specifically focusing on genetic data as a preferred method for insights into evolutionary history and adaptations.

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Step 1: Explaining evolutionary relationships in terms of phylogeny

The whole branch of biology which deals with establishing the relationship between two species is included in phylogeny. In order to establish the relationship between two species an evolutionary or phylogenetic tree is drawn, the root of which denotes the common ancestor.

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