Based on the evolutionary tree of the three domains, which of the following statements is true?
A) All three domains have a common ancestor.
B) Domain Bacteria and domain Eukarya are more closely related to each other than to domain Archaea.
C) The Eukarya have remained the same throughout evolutionary time.
D) All three domains are equally related to one another.
E) The Eukarya are the common ancestor to the three domains.

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The evolutionary tree of the three domains (Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya) shows that all three share a common ancestor, indicating that life on Earth originated from a single ancestral lineage.

Based on the Evolutionary Tree of the Three Domains, Which