Question

based on the table to the right, which two organisms are most closely related?
○ carrot and apple
○ carrot and artic rose
○ apple and artic rose
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carrot apple artic rose
d eukarya eukarya eukarya
k plantae plantae plantae
p magnoliophyta magnoliophyta magnoliophyta
c magnoliopsida magnoliopsida magnoliopsida
o apiales rosales rosales
f apiaceae rosaceae rosaceae
g daucus malus rosa
s carota domesticus acicularis

Explanation:

To determine relatedness, we check taxonomic levels. The more shared taxonomic ranks, the closer the relation. Apple (Malus domesticus) and Arctic Rose (Rosa acicularis) share more ranks: same domain (Eukarya), kingdom (Plantae), phylum (Magnoliophyta), class (Magnoliopsida), order (Rosales), family (Rosaceae). Carrot differs at order (Apiales) and family (Apiaceae). Carrot and Arctic Rose also differ at order/family. So apple and Arctic Rose are most closely related.

Answer:

apple and artic rose