Which Feature Is a Synapomorphy of the Animals

question 126

Multiple Choice

Which feature is a synapomorphy of the animals?

• A) Cells that contain chitin
• B) Vascular systems
• C) Similarities in their Hox genes
• D) Bilateral symmetry
• E) Spiral cleavage

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Definitions:

Risk

The possibility of suffering harm, loss, or danger, often evaluated in decision-making processes.

Social Defense Strategies

Methods used by individuals or groups to protect themselves, their resources, or their territory from threats using social behaviors or alliances.

Sleeping Clusters

Groups in which animals sleep closely together for warmth, protection, or social bonding.

Predator

An organism that survives by hunting and consuming other organisms for food, often influencing the structure of ecosystems.