(C) Assume that Salmon and dolphins are sister species and redraw the

phylogenetic tree accordingly. Use hatch mark to indicate the origins of

characters A-F.

This constructed phylogenetic tree represents the evolutionary relationships among

organisms from a common ancestor. Lancet serves as the outgroup in the constructed
tree. It is a proto-chordate that has a notochord all along the body. Each node signifies
one ancestral species split into two different species. The dolphin and salmon, as well as
the tortoise and puma represent the sister taxa. Based on the constructed phylogenetic
tree, it shows that the puma is more related to the tortoise because the common ancestor
existed recently and the speciation event happened earlier compared to other organisms in
the phylogenetic tree.