TLS Online TPP Program

#Question id: 4595


Currently, two extant elephant species (X and Y) are classified in the genus Loxodonta, and a third species (Z) is placed in the genus Elephas. Thus, which statement should be true?

#Section 2: Evolution
  1. Species X and Y are not related to species Z.

  2. Species X and Y share a greater number of homologies with each other than either does with species Z.

  3. Species X and Y share a common ancestor that is alive today.

  4. Species X and Y are the result of artificial selection.