Question

The branching "tree of life" analogy:
O fails to account for horizontal gene transfer, in which species on different branches exchange genes.
O has been discredited because it does not help us understand evolutionary relationships among organisms.
O accurately reflects evolution because once a split occurs, species on different branches evolve independently.
O does not describe ecological interactions between species, so it should be replaced by the web of life.
O cannot be true because each domain began with an independent origin of life from nonliving matter.

Answer 1

Answer:

Option-(A):

"Fails to account for horizontal gene transfer, in which species on different branches exchange genes."

Explanation:

• "Tree of life":

The tree of life was presented an explained by the very popular "Charles Darwin" for determining or defining the common ancestry among the different species or organisms. As, the trunk of tree is attributed to the common ancestry or origin and the branches of the tree are supposed the different species or organisms. As these organisms diverged from a single ancestor or origin. Now, the process of horizontal genes transfer between the different organism was not explained properly by the "tree of life" analogy.