Question

he made several statements about the tree. which statement is not true? the leopard is more closely related to the jaguar than to the snow leopard. the leopard is more closely related to the tiger than to the clouded leopard. the leopard is more closely related to the snow leopard than to the clouded leopard. the leopard is more closely related to the tiger than to the snow leopard.

Explanation:

• In a phylogenetic tree, the closer the branches, the more closely related the species.
• The leopard and snow leopard share a more recent common ancestor compared to leopard and clouded leopard (so the statement "The leopard is more closely related to the snow leopard than to the clouded leopard" is true).
• The leopard and jaguar share a more recent common ancestor than leopard and snow leopard (so "The leopard is more closely related to the jaguar than to the snow leopard" is true).
• The leopard and tiger share a more recent common ancestor than leopard and clouded leopard (so "The leopard is more closely related to the tiger than to the clouded leopard" is true).
• The leopard and snow leopard share a more recent common ancestor than leopard and tiger (so "The leopard is more closely related to the tiger than to the snow leopard" is false).

Answer:

The leopard is more closely related to the tiger than to the snow leopard.