Which of the following clades is most likely to survive a series of catastrophic events over time?
A. A clade with a few closely related and similar species.

B. A clade with a few distantly related and diverse species.

C. A clade with many closely related and similar species.

D. A clade with many distantly related and diverse species

Question

Which of the following clades is most likely to survive a series of catastrophic events over time? 
 A. A clade with a few closely related and similar species.  
 
 B. A clade with a few distantly related and diverse species.  
 
 C. A clade with many closely related and similar species.  
 
 D. A clade with many distantly related and diverse species

anonymous · Answer

To answer the question you might want to consider how large is the probability to find a specy (or idealy many species) adapted to the new situation in the clade.

anonymous · Answer

D