The branching pattern of a phylogenetic tree indicates whether taxa are closely or distantly related relative to other taxa in the tree. Use this phylogenetic tree to determine whether each statement is true or false.

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Explanation:

The Phylogenetic trees may expand quickly to maximum width and then narrow over time. Thus they have Branch patterns that indicate the whether the taxa are closely or distantly related to the tree. As it represents an evolutionary relationship among the organisms and patterns of branching sows the common ancestors in relation to various species and others.