Based on the Tree Shown, Which Statement Is False

question 18

Multiple Choice

Based on the tree shown, which statement is false?

• A) The animal kingdom is monophyletic.
• B) Acoelomate flatworms are more closely related to echinoderms than to annelids.
• C) Sponges are basal animals.
• D) Bilaterians form a clade.

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