Consider the following statement: "Size and shape are NOT reliable indicators of how closely different organisms are related." W

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Free_Kalibri [48]

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Consider the following statement: "Size and shape are NOT reliable indicators of how closely different organisms are related." W

hat information shown in the Figure supports this statement?

Biology

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sleet_krkn [62] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-24T15:25:53+03:00

Despite the humpback whale and whale shark being similar in size, they are not as closely related as the humpback whale is to the spider monkey, which is far smaller in size. This provides evidence that size of a specie is not a good indicator of its relationship to other species.