The cladogram below shows the evolutionary relationships among some mammals based on homologous structures. Which statement is supported by this cladogram? (1 point) Responses Javelinas and pigs are more closely related than baleen whales and toothed whales. Javelinas and pigs are more closely related than baleen whales and toothed whales. Hippopotamuses are more closely related to cows than to javelinas. Hippopotamuses are more closely related to cows than to javelinas. Toothed whales are more closely related to mouse deer than to hippopotamuses. Toothed whales are more closely related to mouse deer than to hippopotamuses. Cows and mouse deer are more closely related than javelinas and

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The cladogram below shows the evolutionary relationships among some mammals based on homologous structures. Which statement is supported by this cladogram? (1 point) Responses Javelinas and pigs are more closely related than baleen whales and toothed whales. Javelinas and pigs are more closely related than baleen whales and toothed whales. Hippopotamuses are more closely related to cows than to javelinas. Hippopotamuses are more closely related to cows than to javelinas. Toothed whales are more closely related to mouse deer than to hippopotamuses. Toothed whales are more closely related to mouse deer than to hippopotamuses. Cows and mouse deer are more closely related than javelinas and

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pigs.

The statement supported by the cladogram is: Hippopotamuses are more closely related to cows than to javelinas.

This is because hippos and cows share a common ancestor more recently than hippos and javelinas do, based on the branching pattern of the cladogram.