Which of the Following Statements Is Consistent with the Assertion

question 7

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is consistent with the assertion that protists are paraphyletic?

• A) Protists are all more primitive than land plants and animals.
• B) Protists all share a common set of synapomorphies.
• C) Protists do not share a single common ancestor.
• D) The common ancestor of all protists evolved into other eukaryotic groups.
• E) All of the above answers apply.

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