Which of the following student claims is best supported by the data provided? a
Cattle and sheep are separated by only one node, and they are separated from the other organisms by more than one node.
b
Cattle are equally related to pigs and sheep, because the phylogeny places cattle between pigs and sheep.
c
Mushrooms and potatoes are most closely related, since the node they share gave rise to all of the other organisms.
d
Yeast and mushrooms are the most closely related, because they are both fungi.