Use the Figure to Answer the Question

question 1

Multiple Choice

Use the figure to answer the question. Which of the following statements is consistent with the phylogeny in the figure?

• A) Deuterostomia evolved before Porifera.
• B) Ecdysozoa evolved before Deuterostomia.
• C) Porifera are more closely related to Acoela than they are to Ctenophora.
• D) Porifera are more closely related to Ctenophora than they are to Acoela.

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