Placozoan Evolutionary Relationships to Other Animals Are Currently Unclear, and Different

question 30

Multiple Choice

Placozoan evolutionary relationships to other animals are currently unclear, and different phylogenies can be created, depending on the character used to infer relatedness. Sponges have no tissues, but about 20 cell types. Tp (Trichoplax adhaerens) produces a neuropeptide almost identical to one found in cnidarians. The genome of Tp, though the smallest of any known animal, shares many features of complex eumetazoan (even human!) genomes. The next three questions refer to the phylogenetic trees that follow.
I.
II.
III.
-Which phylogeny has been created by emphasizing a protein found in placozoans?

• A) I
• B) II
• C) III

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