Why Are Echinoderms and Chordates Closely Related

question 11

Multiple Choice

Why are echinoderms and chordates closely related?

• A)Because they look similar
• B)Because they share adaptations that other phyla do not have
• C)Because they are often found together as fossils
• D)Because they have the same type of body symmetry

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